UPA Government defeats cut motion

UPA Government defeats cut motion

2010-04-28 07:58:48 - BSP, with 21 MPs, on Tuesday came out openly in support of the ruling UPA."We are supporting the government since the day one to keep the communal forces at bay. At the time of the formation of the UPA Government, we gave unconditional outside support and that is there," party supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati told a press conference in Luknow.

Lower House defeating the cut motion on petroleum prices by a big margin exposing huge divisions in the Opposition.The cut motion moved by CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta on failure to formulate proper policies on petroleum products was defeated by a margin of 88 votes when it received the support of 201 votes with 289 voting against it in a House
of 543.

BSP, with 21 MPs, on Tuesday came out openly in support of the ruling UPA. Mayawti said "This is not a new situation. We will support the government on cut motion. In the name of cut motion, communal forces are trying to come back to power at the Centre," Mayawati said. also said normally her party should have supported the cut motion because of the issues on which it was being brought.

The government breezed through the Opposition challenge helped largely by BSP's 21 MPs who voted with the treasury benches.CBI cases were there against her which, she said, they would fight legally.

The government breezed through the Opposition challenge helped by a walk out by the Samajwadi Party and RJD together accounting for 25, and 21 BSP members voting with treasury benches in what was initially seen as a possible close trial of strength for the UPA-II coalition.

There were heated exchanges between the BJP and RJD members when Mr. Lalu Prasad referred to Mr. Advani's remarks about the IPL controversy in the House.

Leader of the House and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that the demands of grants for various Ministries were passed, as expected. Finance Bill will be taken up for debate today.

The Congress has said that the defeat of the cut motions, brought by the opposition, is a moral victory for the government. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, party spokesperson Manish Tewari said that the government has dealt with lots of trouble during its 11 month period.

BJP leader Ananth Kumar said that the voting has exposed the real stand of parties, which pretended to censor the government on price rise. CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury meanwhile said that the party considers both the country-wide Bandh and the voting on cut motion - as its victory for raising, successfully, the issue of price rise.

Another surprise voter for the government was Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren, who runs the state government on BJP's support.

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