On the sidelines in Parliament

July 22, 2015 14:28

External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has listed out the arguments favouring her side in the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting held this morning. But interestingly she set the tone of the debate by tweeting about a Congress leader presssurising her to give a diplomatic passport to someone involved in the coal scam.

A few Congress MPs were not wearing the black arm band flouting Rahul Gandhi's orders. Many Congress MPs are disturbed over frequent adjournments and do not want to be perceived as a party that is blocking Parliament proceedings. In fact in the Central Hall of Parliament many Congressmen were seen removing their black bands and were heard being critical about senior leaders for adopting such a 'bad strategy'.

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