In
a bid to take on the government in Parliament on its decision to allow FDI in
multi-brand retail, CPI(M) today said it has submitted notices in both the
Houses seeking a discussion on the issue under rules entailing voting.
"In both the Houses, the CPI(M) members have given the notices and we wish to take this up for a proper discussion under rules which will entail voting," senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury told reporters here.
"Any such decision (allowing FDI in multi-brand retail) will have to be endorsed by Parliament and the government should not go behind the cover of saying that this is an executive decision," he said.
He said the government should take into account Parliament's decision if it wanted to go ahead as it was "supreme in our constitutional scheme of things."
While Yechury signed the notice in Rajya Sabha, his senior party colleague Basudeb Acharia sent the notice in Lok Sabha seeking that the two Houses reject the government's decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail.
Rule 184 of Lok Sabha's Rules of Business and Rule 167 in the Rajya Sabha entail voting after discussion on a matter.
The decision to move such motions was taken at a meeting of the top-brass of the CPI(M), CPI, RSP and Forward Bloc here on Monday.
"In both the Houses, the CPI(M) members have given the notices and we wish to take this up for a proper discussion under rules which will entail voting," senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury told reporters here.
"Any such decision (allowing FDI in multi-brand retail) will have to be endorsed by Parliament and the government should not go behind the cover of saying that this is an executive decision," he said.
He said the government should take into account Parliament's decision if it wanted to go ahead as it was "supreme in our constitutional scheme of things."
While Yechury signed the notice in Rajya Sabha, his senior party colleague Basudeb Acharia sent the notice in Lok Sabha seeking that the two Houses reject the government's decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail.
Rule 184 of Lok Sabha's Rules of Business and Rule 167 in the Rajya Sabha entail voting after discussion on a matter.
The decision to move such motions was taken at a meeting of the top-brass of the CPI(M), CPI, RSP and Forward Bloc here on Monday.
source; vannamboodiri.com