Education bill tabled

The Lok Sabha also took up the discussion on foreign policy, which was initiated by CPI8217;s Sudhakar Reddy. 8216;8216;Our own Foreign Policy should be bold and independent of the US. Earlier NDA government was soft on the US and it was unfortunate. We are trying for a UN membership, but we will not have the support of other countries if we bow before imperialistic countries like the US.8217;8217;

BJP8217;s Laxmi Naryan Pandey said, 8216;8216;There should be continuation in the foreign policy of a country. It is being felt the Government is in a dilemma on the foreign policy regarding the US, Iraq and relations with the neighbours.8217;8217; CPM8217;s R.C.Pal said: 8216;8216;What is Indo-US strategic alliance? Have they given us anything at all?8217;8217;

For right to strike

The Supreme Court8217;s recent judgement against general strikes in Tamil Nadu prompted Jibbon Roy of the CPIM to demand in the Rajya Sabha that the Government bring about a legislation to make the right to strike a fundamental right. He also declared, 8216;8216;workers are not going to abide by judicial proclamation.8217;8217;

Angry Yashwant

The Shiv Sena says Indian cricketers should not be sent to Bangladesh for the two-Test tour following threats from an Islamic fundamentalist group. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam said in the Rajya Sabha, 8216;8216;We don8217;t have faith in the Bangladesh police8217;8217;, and blamed Dhaka for leaving its doors open to the ISI. Nirupam was interrupted by Dipankar Mukherjee of the CPIM who said such comments should not be issued from the Indian Parliament.

Sena and cricket

BJP member Yashwant Sinha was furious when he caught Suresh Pachauri, MoS, Parliamentary Affairs, chatting with a member while he was speaking on the Government8217;s latest moves on foreign policy. This, he said, was exactly how the Government was treating Parliament.

8216;Stop witch-hunt8217;

The NDA staged a walk-out in the Lok Sabha to register its protest against the Government8217;s policy of 8216;8216;vendetta and witch-hunt8217;8217; against its political opponents. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, BJP deputy leader V.K. Malhotra referred to the registration of cases against former BJP president Bangaru Laxman and Samata Party leader Jaya Jaitly in the Tehelka case. 8216;8216;We have nothing to fear,8217;8217; he said, adding the Opposition did not mind a CBI inquiry.

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