TMC to oppose land bill, raise corruption issues in Parliament

July 21, 2015 09:02

The parliamentary party of Trinamool Congress will oppose the land acquisition bill proposed by the BJP and corner the central government over corruption issues in the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning today.

"Our major agenda in this Parliament session is our commitment to fight corruption," Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay told reporters in Kolkata.

Asked if the party would raise the Lalit Modi issue and the Vyapam scandal in Parliament, he said, "We are against all kinds of corruption."

A meeting of TMC MPs, both in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, was convened today by party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat to chalk out a strategy for the Monsoon session of Parliament.

On whether the party would raise its voice against Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on the floor of the House, he said, "We will decide it on the floor of the House."

Bandopadhaya also said that the party would oppose the land bill and demand it's scrapping. The party would also convene an all-party meeting on this issue.

"We are totally against the land acquisition bill. We are the only party in Parliament which had opposed this bill. We are of the opinion that this bill should be withdrawn and an all-party meeting be convened," Bandopadhaya said.

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