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Speaking to presspersons here, he said the BJP was prepared for a discussion under Rule 184, but without any division. Asked why the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, after challenging the Opposition to move a no-confidence motion against his Government, was afraid of a division under Rule 184, Mr. Krishnamurthy said, the discussion under this rule covered both the Houses. The Opposition was demanding a discussion under this rule with an eye on the majority it enjoyed in the Rajya Sabha. Mr. Krishnamurthy said the Gujarat issue had already been discussed in Parliament. As per the norms, an issue could not be discussed in the House twice in the same session. Due to the Opposition's attitude, the Budget last year was adopted in Parliament without any discussion. The Opposition was once again indulging in activities, which only paved the way for the return of last year's situation. If the Budget was adopted without a discussion for the second consecutive year, it would be a betrayal of people's faith in the Parliamentary democracy. Launching a scathing attack on the Left parties, Mr. Krishnamurthy said they had become irrelevant in national politics. The Left, despite wielding influence in only two States, were trying to play a major role in national politics. He alleged that the Congress was creating problems for the NDA Government with the objective of capturing power through shortcut methods. It should try to regain power with a clear mandate from the people. The recent developments only showed that the Congress had lost interest in Parliamentary democracy. Asked whether the BJP was using Gujarat as a lab for testing the Hindutva experiment, Mr. Krishnamurthy said it was a deliberate attempt to try to divide the society. The BJP does not think on these lines.
Sri Lankan talks
Mr. Krishnamurthy justified the Centre decision not to interfere in the peace talks between the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE and said the Government had taken this decision taking into account the interests of both the countries and also the Sri Lankan Tamils. He said Mr. Vajpayee and the External Affairs Minister, Jaswant Singh, had already explained India's stand on the issue.
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