NDA MPs to give up salary for disrupted part of budget session
April 04, 2018 22:19
In a bid to embarrass the Opposition, Union Minister Ananth Kumar today said MPs of the ruling National Democratic Alliance would forgo their salary for the 23 days of the ongoing budget session when Parliament did not function because of protests by the Congress and other political parties.
Kumar blamed the Congress for the logjam in both the Houses of Parliament, saying that it had engaged in 'anti-democratic' politics.
The party had stopped important bills from being passed, which led to a 'criminal wastage' of the taxpayer's money, the parliamentary affairs minister told reporters in New Delhi.
The MPs of the NDA, which includes the Bharatiya Janata Party and several of its allies, would give up their salary for the disrupted period of the session, he said.
The session is scheduled to end on Friday. -- PTI
Kumar blamed the Congress for the logjam in both the Houses of Parliament, saying that it had engaged in 'anti-democratic' politics.
The party had stopped important bills from being passed, which led to a 'criminal wastage' of the taxpayer's money, the parliamentary affairs minister told reporters in New Delhi.
The MPs of the NDA, which includes the Bharatiya Janata Party and several of its allies, would give up their salary for the disrupted period of the session, he said.
The session is scheduled to end on Friday. -- PTI
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