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Chouhan's
U-turn on scrapping Rajya Sabha
Monday December 13, 2010 04:04:32 PM,
IANS
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Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has taken a U-turn after
suggesting the scrapping of the Rajya Sabha and said he held both
houses of parliament in high esteem.
In a statement late Sunday, several hours after his earlier
remark, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said he respected
both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
"If someone drew any other meaning from my comments, I apologize
for it," he said.
While addressing a function at the state assembly Sunday
afternoon, Chouhan suggested the scrapping of the Rajya Sabha,
saying black money was widely used in elections to the upper
house.
"Huge amounts of money is spent in elections. Businessmen put
their black money to reap benefits later," he had said. "There is
no use of the Rajya Sabha."
Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi was present on the
occasion. Central Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily was the chief
guest.
Chouhan's own party did not support his idea. BJP leader Syed
Shahnawaz Hussain said he and his party believed in the
constitution and the Rajya Sabha had its significance.
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