Par’l disruption provides ‘a helping hand’ to Govt, not Oppn: Pranab

NEW DELHI: Former President Pranab Mukherjee today said disruption in Parliament was a “betrayal” of the people and that it provided “a helping hand” to the Government by scuttling the opposition space.
Speaking at the launch of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s book, ‘Speaking Truth to Power’, Mukherjee said in this volume the senior Congress leader has done what an opposition leader should do — speak the truth on behalf of the people.
“Unfortunately, in our democracy,…Quite a few do not agree with me as I am one of those who firmly believe that disruption in Parliament is the most betrayal to the commitment to the people of this country,” he said.
Mukherjee said a parliamentarian owes the membership of Parliament to none but the people, as each of the members of Parliament and even the President of India has to seek and “beg” for the votes to get elected.
The former President said that after seeking the vote, thereafter finding out a theoretical proposition that disruption is an effective parliamentary intervention, “unfortunately, I am one who does not agree with it.” (AGENCIES)

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