New Delhi: Condeming BSP's oppostion to a government bill aimed at giving legal status to reservation for SC/ST in jobs, LJP today alleged it was "a drama by the Mayawati-led party to gain political mileage".
LJP chief and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the passage of the bill could have turned reservation for SC/ST into a law, which is so far governed by a government order. He also accused BSP members of remaining absent from meetings to discuss amendments in the bill.
"BSP leaders did not attend even SC/ST parliamentary forum meeting, which is an all-party body but today they attempted to disrupt question hour for no reason," Paswan told reporters here.
He, however, admitted the bill that was passed in the Rajya Sabha was different from what the Group of Minister (GoM) had recommended earlier.
"We immediately took up the matter when it came to our knowledge. The Speaker called a meeting of all parties on February 12 discuss the issue. We also met union minister Pranab Mukherjee but no BSP leader attended either of the meetings. They were absent even in the last meeting which was called to give final touches to the bill," Paswan said.
LJP chief and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the passage of the bill could have turned reservation for SC/ST into a law, which is so far governed by a government order. He also accused BSP members of remaining absent from meetings to discuss amendments in the bill.
"BSP leaders did not attend even SC/ST parliamentary forum meeting, which is an all-party body but today they attempted to disrupt question hour for no reason," Paswan told reporters here.
He, however, admitted the bill that was passed in the Rajya Sabha was different from what the Group of Minister (GoM) had recommended earlier.
"We immediately took up the matter when it came to our knowledge. The Speaker called a meeting of all parties on February 12 discuss the issue. We also met union minister Pranab Mukherjee but no BSP leader attended either of the meetings. They were absent even in the last meeting which was called to give final touches to the bill," Paswan said.
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