Congress could support amendment after NCP backing for NDA govt
- 5 years ago
The Nationalist Congress Party's decision to back the National Democratic Alliance government's Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Ordinance has embarrassed its United Progressive Alliance ally, the Congress.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar, who has backed the Congress's bid to get the Leader of Opposition status in the Lok Sabha, has made it clear that he will not accept the Congress' line on every issue.
The Congress has taken the position that the TRAI Act should not be amended merely to ensure the appointment of former TRAI chairman Nripendra Misra as the Prime Minister's Principal Secretary, as it has larger implications. In future, the party argues, other TRAI chairmen may not be as independent as they should be in the hope that they may get another plum government assignment. The NCP, however, believes that the Prime Minister should be allowed to choose his own officials.
For the Congress, which is coming to grips with its depleted numbers and trying to play a commanding role in floor management in Parliament, the first week of the budget session has presented opportunities as well as exposed the chinks in its armour.
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NCP chief Sharad Pawar, who has backed the Congress's bid to get the Leader of Opposition status in the Lok Sabha, has made it clear that he will not accept the Congress' line on every issue.
The Congress has taken the position that the TRAI Act should not be amended merely to ensure the appointment of former TRAI chairman Nripendra Misra as the Prime Minister's Principal Secretary, as it has larger implications. In future, the party argues, other TRAI chairmen may not be as independent as they should be in the hope that they may get another plum government assignment. The NCP, however, believes that the Prime Minister should be allowed to choose his own officials.
For the Congress, which is coming to grips with its depleted numbers and trying to play a commanding role in floor management in Parliament, the first week of the budget session has presented opportunities as well as exposed the chinks in its armour.
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