Will Parliament censure Team Anna?

Team Anna, which had lost support of opposition parties for making derogatory remarks against the parliamentarians, might face a censure motion for denigrating the constitutional supremacy of Parliament and putting the politicians in a bad light.

Reports, Today, claimed that a Censure Motion could be moved by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar against Team Anna as demanded by the opposition BJP and JD(U).

Opposition MPs from BJP and the JD(U) yesterday demanded a Parliamentary resolution against Team Anna to condemn the uncivilized language used by them against the parliamentarians, saying that they have deviated from the fight against corruption.

The political parties including BJP, JD(U), SP and others yesterday warned the civil society members to refrain from making such defamatory remarks against the Parliamentarians who are the most vital part of the institution of democracy and termed the statements as unfortunate.

The alleged inflammatory remarks made by Team Anna led to a huge uproar in both the Houses of Parliament and finally led to their adjournment yesterday.

Reacting to these allegations, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said, “Team Anna has lost its focus, crossed all limits."

Swaraj, whose party had supported Anna Hazare's call for the Lokpal Bill, even advised Team Anna to maintain its integrity.

On his turn, Janta Dal (U) chief Sharad Yadav termed Team Anna’s allegation as an attack on the institution of Parliament. He criticized them for referring to politicians as murderers.

Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam also endorsed the views expressed by Swaraj and Yadav and said, “Team Anna members call themselves the representatives of civil society but they have themselves used unparliamentary language. They have conducted themselves in a highly irresponsible and uncivilized manner."

Team Anna landed in a fresh controversy after key team members including Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and others made derogatory remarks against the Parliamentarians during Anna Hazare’s day-long fast at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Sunday.

Anna Hazare, while addressing his supporters, also warned that the government should be prepared to be voted out of power in 2014 if it does not pass the Lokpal bill, which provides for a national anti-corruption agency.