Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien slammed the Centre on Thursday for it "last-minute decision" to extend the current session of parliament to August 7, saying "it is not a college campus".
The government's decision to extend the parliament session was announced by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday. The session, which began on June 17, was originally scheduled to end on July 26.
O' Brien said the way the decision was taken was a "mockery" and the announcement was by Joshi very casually.
"This is not a college campus where we are organising a intra-college festival. This is the Parliament of India," the TMC MP told reporters.
He also accused the government of trying to "bulldoze" parliament and said that this kind of attitude was neither good for parliament nor for the country.
He, however said that the the ways of the ruling party did not surprise him as the BJP was "attempting to destroy all institutions."
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