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PANJIM: While extending BJP’s support to the UPA government’s Telangana bill, chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said that the urgency in tabling the bill in the parliament is nothing but a political attempt to woo voters ahead of the Lok Sabha 2014 polls.
Parrikar alleged that the Congress was trying to gain political mileage by moving the Telangana Bill and then creating anarchy to stall it. “BJP supports the Telangana Bill but it should not be at the cost of dividing people. UPA government could have very well waited for Lok Sabha polls to conclude. Why is there so much hurry…this is nothing but a political attempt to woo voters for the polls,” Parrikar told media persons Friday afternoon.
The chief minister also said that there were certain loopholes in the bill and it has not been properly introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Union Home Minister. “I have personally visited Andhra Pradesh…there are certain things that need to be taken care of…,” he added, without stating what they were.
Parrikar’s statement comes a day after parliament was rocked with shameful scenes over the Telanganabill. Following the incident, BJP had blamed the Congress for the disgraceful pepper spraying incident in Lok Sabha, saying it was a ‘drama’ enacted by the ruling party and vowed not to engage with the (central) government on any issue again.
While BJP senior leaders including L K Advani and Sushma Swaraj expressed shock over the proceedings of the house stating that Congress was trying to gain political mileage through the Telangana bill, BJP national president Rajnath Singh extended the party’s support to tabling of the bill in parliament.
