Congress recounts BJP's deeds after Naidu pitches for debates not disruption in Parliament

A day after Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said that Parliament and legislative should be used for debates not for disruption, the Congress party on Sunday asked him to give this advice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders.

Talking to ANI, Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said, "We deeply respect the Vice President of India. We would like to respectfully ask him whether he ever gave this advice to leader of the House in Rajya Sabha and former leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley and also to his former party BJP which blocked Parliament for almost five years in a row. Will Naidu reprimand Jaitely and BJP leaders?"

Congress leader P.L. Punia also asked the Vice President to recall the deeds of the BJP when he was in opposition during UPA government.

"I agree with his opinion. But he should recall the deeds of the BJP at a time when he was in opposition during UPA government. It was said by the leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha that some time disruption is necessary to safeguard the democracy," he told ANI.

The Vice President yesterday said that Parliament and Legislative bodies should be platforms for debates and not disruption.

He was addressing the State Reception hosted by the Andhra Pradesh Government in his honour, in Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh.

The Vice President cautioned the lawmakers that people were getting disillusioned with frequent disruptions of legislative bodies and emphasised that obstruction was not a solution for any problem.

The House should debate, discuss and decide and there should be no scope for disruption, he added.