New Delhi:
The Winter Session of Parliament was stalled for the second consecutive day on Wednesday with members of the Opposition creating a ruckus over issues ranging from price rise to corruption. (Watch)
But unlike in the past, when such stand-offs could last for weeks or even an entire session, there could be an early end to the logjam.
The government has been trying to avoid demands from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left for a vote on sensitive issues like price rise and this has led to a two-day stalemate. The government, on Wednesday, intensified back-channel talks and there is a possibility of a breakthrough on Thursday.
A vote could embarrass the government if some of its allies went along with the Opposition on the issue of price rise. But the fact that the government is talking to the Opposition is also being seen as a result of public pressure and the loss of Rs. 17 to 20 lakhs every day that the Parliament doesn't work.
The BJP, on Wednesday, submitted an adjournment motion on price rise, along with another on the issue of black money. Sources have told NDTV that while the issue of price rise will be taken up as a short discussion next week, the BJP will move an adjournment motion on black money on Thursday.
The sources added that the government will allow senior BJP leader L K Advani to raise the issue in the Lok Sabha.
On Sunday, Mr Advani concluded his 38-day Jan Chetna Yatra at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, saying that it was an attempt to draw public attention to the issues of black money and corruption.
The government got a taste of what it could expect during the Winter Session of Parliament with both Houses being adjourned following an uproar over price rise for the second successive day on Wednesday.
The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon soon after Question Hour began at 11 am. The Deputy Speaker adjourned proceedings for the day shortly after noon as the uproar continued. The Rajya Sabha was also adjourned for the day. (Watch: Will Parliament get back to work?)
The government had braced itself for an acrimonious discussion on price rise and black money, with the Left as well as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) making their intentions clear. Both had rejected the statement on inflation by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday, saying the government was only making excuses.
The Left had let it be known that they wanted the Lok Sabha to set aside all other business and had submitted an adjournment motion on the issue. The BJP also submitted an adjournment motion on price rise, along with another on the issue of black money.
A motion on price rise is something that entails voting and the government's chief trouble-shooter, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, has been trying to buy peace with the Left. He has been trying to persuade them to agree, instead, to a discussion on price rise, without voting.
A vote in Parliament means that the government will not only need to do some number crunching, it will also need to go in for a difficult balancing act as it cannot be seen as being against any resolution that condemns price rise.
The BJP had an understanding with the Left that it would back its stand on prices while the Left would support its stand on black money.
But unlike in the past, when such stand-offs could last for weeks or even an entire session, there could be an early end to the logjam.
The government has been trying to avoid demands from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left for a vote on sensitive issues like price rise and this has led to a two-day stalemate. The government, on Wednesday, intensified back-channel talks and there is a possibility of a breakthrough on Thursday.
A vote could embarrass the government if some of its allies went along with the Opposition on the issue of price rise. But the fact that the government is talking to the Opposition is also being seen as a result of public pressure and the loss of Rs. 17 to 20 lakhs every day that the Parliament doesn't work.
The BJP, on Wednesday, submitted an adjournment motion on price rise, along with another on the issue of black money. Sources have told NDTV that while the issue of price rise will be taken up as a short discussion next week, the BJP will move an adjournment motion on black money on Thursday.
The sources added that the government will allow senior BJP leader L K Advani to raise the issue in the Lok Sabha.
On Sunday, Mr Advani concluded his 38-day Jan Chetna Yatra at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, saying that it was an attempt to draw public attention to the issues of black money and corruption.
The government got a taste of what it could expect during the Winter Session of Parliament with both Houses being adjourned following an uproar over price rise for the second successive day on Wednesday.
The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon soon after Question Hour began at 11 am. The Deputy Speaker adjourned proceedings for the day shortly after noon as the uproar continued. The Rajya Sabha was also adjourned for the day. (Watch: Will Parliament get back to work?)
The government had braced itself for an acrimonious discussion on price rise and black money, with the Left as well as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) making their intentions clear. Both had rejected the statement on inflation by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday, saying the government was only making excuses.
The Left had let it be known that they wanted the Lok Sabha to set aside all other business and had submitted an adjournment motion on the issue. The BJP also submitted an adjournment motion on price rise, along with another on the issue of black money.
A motion on price rise is something that entails voting and the government's chief trouble-shooter, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, has been trying to buy peace with the Left. He has been trying to persuade them to agree, instead, to a discussion on price rise, without voting.
A vote in Parliament means that the government will not only need to do some number crunching, it will also need to go in for a difficult balancing act as it cannot be seen as being against any resolution that condemns price rise.
The BJP had an understanding with the Left that it would back its stand on prices while the Left would support its stand on black money.
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