BJP makes common cause with Left,attacks Mamata

Kumar asked Munde to raise the matter during Zero Hour but the BJP leader insisted on speaking immediately.

Even as the Speaker called for the Question Hour,Munde began speaking on the issue. At this point Trinamool Congress members started protesting prompting the Left members to rise in their seats and back the BJP in attacking Banerjee.

Trinamool member Sudip Bandopadyay was seen gesturing in the House suggesting that the BJP has made common cause with arch ideological rivals – the Left parties.

“They do not want Question Hour to run,” Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said,pointing towards the Opposition benches as BJP and Trinamool members continued to raise slogans against each other.

Congress members were on their feet demanding smooth functioning of the Question Hour.

As the Speaker continued with the Question Hour,the BJP members took their seats acceding to the Chair’s request to raise the matter during Zero Hour.

Yesterday,at a rally in the Maoist stronghold Lalgarh in West Bengal,Banerjee condemned “the manner” in which Maoist spokesperson Cherukiri Rajkumar,alias Azad,was “murdered” in Andhra Pradesh last month.

BJP has earlier given notice in both Houses of Parliament for suspension of Question Hour and demanded a discussion on Trinamool Congress chief’s statement on Maoists at her Lalgarh rally.

The BJP Parliamentary Party discussed the issue and decided that a notice be given for suspension of Question Hour on Tuesday in both Houses to hold a discussion on how a union minister was supporting Maoists,” Deputy Leader of BJP in Rajya Sabha S S Ahluwalia said.

According to party sources,BJP MPs expressed strong reservations about how the Railway Minister had questioned the encounter of Maoist leader Azad.

“I was indeed sad when Azad was killed,” Banerjee had said at the rally.

BJP has been vocal about growing Naxal violence in the country and accused the UPA government of failing in matters of internal security.