Ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, the Narendra Modi government is toughening its stand and said that it was ready to discuss controversial issues involving Vyapam scam and Lalit Modi row in the House, said sources.
According to the sources, the government agreed on the condition that corruption in all states must be discussed on the floor of the House.
Union Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara are embroiled in the controversy involving former Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi. While Swaraj claimed to have no objection to Lalit Modi's request to travel out of UK, Raje allegedly helped him to get UK stay permit.
Another controversy surrounding the Bharatiya Janata Party is high profile Vyapam scam. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is under fire over scam in which at least 49 people have died. The Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam relates to irregularities in admission in state-run medical colleges and recruitment in government jobs.
While the Left had demanded a high-level probe on the Lalit Modi controversy, the Congress wanted action against Swaraj, Raje and Chouhan.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah naidu said, "Congress wants to discuss regional issues as there are allegation against chief ministers. If a matter is raised in the House and Speaker admits it, then we have no objection discuss them. Serious allegations have come against chief ministers of different states."
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the Opposition at an all-party meeting and said it was the responsibility of every leader to run the House.
"The government has to take initiative and responsibility to run Parliament, but this responsibility has to be shared by all. Parliament has a major significance and it should be utilised to discuss all issues. The government is ready to discuss all issues," Modi told leaders of all parties.
Many key bills are pending in Parliament to be passed which includes Land Acquisition Bill, Anti-Black Money Bill, Goods and Services Tax Bill.
Even though it is very unlikely that Parliament will take up Land Bill as the Joint Parliamentary Panel is yet to submit its report, Modi said, "We should move forward on Land Bill."
The all-party meet was called by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu.
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