Congress on Kiren Rijiju as Parliamentary Affairs minister: ‘inspires no confidence that PM wants House to run differently’

संसदीय मामलों के विभागों के आवंटन से एक बात बिल्कुल स्पष्ट है। एक तिहाई प्रधानमंत्री इसे लेकर जरा भी विश्वास पैदा नहीं करना चाहते हैं कि संसद पिछले दशक में जिस तरीक़े से चल रही थी उससे अलग ढंग से काम करे।

परंतु ‘दिव्य’ संकेत कुछ भी हो, आनेवाले दिनों में INDIA जनबंधन का ध्येय…

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) June 11, 2024

However, “whatever be the ‘divine’ signals, the INDIA Janbandhan is more than determined to reflect the will and mandate of the people in both Houses of Parliament most effectively,” Ramesh added.

‘Will make every effort to take everyone along and run Parliament’: Rijiju

Meanwhile, Rijiju took charge as the Parliamentary Affairs minister on Tuesday. He is also charged with the Minority Affairs ministry.

As he assumed office, Rijiju said that he had taken over on a “positive note” and will take every effort to take “everyone along and run Parliament”.

“We need not pull each other down on the basis of numerical strength. People use muscle power outside Parliament, but inside the House, we should use vocal power for good debate,” he said.

Rijiju earlier served as the cabinet minister for Ministry of Earth Sciences and Ministry of Food Processing, whereas the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs was earlier under Pralhad Joshi.