Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday dared the Opposition to defeat the government bills on the floor of the house if they believed that they had the numbers in the Lok Sabha.
Joshi’s sharp riposte came after the Opposition objected to the government taking up legislative business at a time when the no-confidence motion was pending before the Lok Sabha.
«They have suddenly brought the no-confidence motion; does that mean no government business should take place,» the minister told reporters outside Parliament.
«If they have the numbers, they should defeat the bills on the floor of the House,» the minister said.
Joshi had posed the same challenge to the Opposition inside the House earlier in the day.
Opposition MPs are also planning to travel to Manipur over the weekend to express their solidarity with the people of the strife-torn state.
«Let them go. What is the ground zero report? We are ready to place everything on the floor of the house if they allow discussion. If they want to discuss, if they want the truth to come out, then there is no better place than the floor of the house,» Joshi said.