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Delhi confidential: House Tactics

Just before the House convened on Wednesday, party MP Viplove Thakur was heard telling fellow MPs: 'I met Supriya (NCP’s Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule) and she told me that we have passed the Finance Bill, and if you do, too, both Houses will be adjourned sine die.'

Supriya Sule

The Congress appears to enjoy using its majority to stall Rajya Sabha. Just before the House convened on Wednesday, party MP Viplove Thakur was heard telling fellow MPs: “I met Supriya (NCP’s Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule) and she told me that we have passed the Finance Bill, and if you do, too, both Houses will be adjourned sine die. I told her, ‘hum to nahi kar rahe (we are not doing it)’.”

Pay Hike

On Wednesday, Shiv Sena MP from Maharashtra Krupal Tumane demanded a pay hike for legislators, saying that his current monthly salary of Rs 50,000 doesn’t even let him buy tea for people who visit his office. At this point, several MPs were seen stealing glances at the media gallery above to gauge the response. Seeing this, Tumane reproached his colleagues and told them to stop being so concerned about the media’s reaction.

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First published on: 12-05-2016 at 00:29 IST