CPI(M) today held the Prime Minister “singularly responsible” for the “mess” in the economy due to demonetization and said it has renewed its contempt notice against him for continuously making policy statements outside Parliament and “running away” from a debate in the House.
Referring to Modi’s November 8 demonetization announcement, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury said, “The Prime Minister is singularly responsible for the entire mess in our economy because it was his announcement, as his personal decision and not that of the Union Cabinet. Let him be accountable to the House. Why is he running away from Parliament?”
Observing that Modi was not present in Rajya Sabha today when questions on the PMO were listed to be answered, he said, “The Prime Minister avoids coming to the House, but continuously makes policy statements outside in public speeches. He is continuously violating parliamentary norms and practices.”
“Even today, there was clear violation as the waiver of service tax on credit and debit card transactions was made outside Parliament. … No tax proposal can be made anywhere else but in Parliament,” Yechury said, adding that the Consolidated Fund of India “will now get less service tax receipts because of the Prime Minister’s proposal”.
