Oppn targets PM in RS over statement on WTO

Congress today created uproar in Rajya Sabha and targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks that the previous UPA government sacrificed the interests of the poor at WTO and demanded a clarification from him in the House along with a discussion.
Accusing him of "belittling" Parliament and "misinforming" people on the issue at a time when the House is in session, Congress members attacked Modi for "contradicting" his own Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the matter.
The House saw two adjournments on the issue during Question Hour as Congress created uproar saying there were inconsistencies in government statements on WTO though Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asserted there was no contradiction.

Modi, while addressing the BJP National Council on Saturday, had accused UPA of sacrificing the interests of the poor at WTO by signing an Agreement and claimed that the new government had on the contrary stood firm on food security issue at the recent Geneva round of talks.
Attacking Modi for his remarks, Congress member and former Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said, "We cannot allow a situation that Prime Minister of the country will try to belittle and misinform when the House is in session."
"The charge against us is made by none other than the Prime Minister of India. It has to be clarified because it misleads the country...It is the Prime Minister of India who has contradicted his own Minister. He should come to the House and explain," he said.

Digvijay Singh (Cong) joined him in questioning why the Prime Minister has contradicted his own Minister who claims there is no change in the government's stand at WTO.
"The Prime Minister has made disparaging remarks against the previous government," he said, adding that the Commerce Minister has stated that the Government has not deviated from the previous government's stand.
"He must explain. He is contradicting the Minister," he said, as the treasury benches reacted saying he cannot cast aspersions on the Prime Minister.