OPPOSITION MAY WRITE TO NAIDU, ACCUSING HIM OF ‘UNFAIRNESS’

NEWDELHI: With communication between Rajya Sabha chairman and Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu and some Opposition leaders at a new low, a section of non-national Democratic Alliance (NDA) parliamentarians has drafted a letter to protest against some of his actions.

The members are also mulling other ways to convey their anguish.

The list of grievances mentions “no space for opposition parties for debate, favouring ruling party members and adjourning the house according to his whims and fancies,” said an opposition leader who asked not to be named.

Other opposition leaders alleged that two questions on demonetisation and their answers were removed from the Rajya Sabha website.

Hindustan Times learns that the letter is currently with one of the senior-most opposition leaders, who is considering the next step. A non-congress leader added: “Most of the opposition leaders are upset. There are different ways of expressing our objections. We may put it in writing or meet him or informally convey the message.”

A BJP member who attends the daily meeting of Rajya Sabha floor leaders with Naidu denied there was any communication breakdown between the chairman and opposition leaders. He said the problem is that the chairman takes “House matters too seriously, emotionally and even personally.

A few opposition leaders even told him not to lose sleep if the House doesn’t function smoothly”.