Rajya Sabha has become a parking lot: Congress leader Manish Tewari slams his own party

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New Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari took a dig at his own party after many prominent Congress leaders failed to receive a ticket to Rajya Sabha. On Sunday (May 29), the Congress party announced the names of 10 candidates from seven states for the Rajya Sabha elections. The names of many prominent leaders are missing from the list leading to voices of dissatisfaction rising in the party.

Regarding the same, Manish Tewari said, "In my personal opinion, Rajya Sabha has stopped carrying out the functions for which it was constituted. Rajya Sabha has now become a parking lot. It needs to be examined whether or not the country needs Rajya Sabha now: Manish Tewari, Congress MP from Anandpur Sahib in Punjab."

In my personal opinion, Rajya Sabha has stopped carrying out the functions for which it was constituted. Rajya Sabha has now become a parking lot. It needs to be examined whether or not the country needs Rajya Sabha now: Manish Tewari, Congress MP from Anandpur Sahib in Punjab pic.twitter.com/1pKOIW01Dv — ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2022

Earlier, he had also issued a statement after the unfortunate killing of artist and Congress member Sidhu Moose Wala in which he claimed that 'somebody' is trying to test the red lines of the new Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. Tewari observed that since Bhagwant Mann's government had taken to office, there have been 'series of unfortunate incidents'.

He gave examples of 'killing of some Kabaddi players, attack of Punjab Intelligence HQ in Mohali, attack on a police personnel in Jalandhar and killing of Sidhu Moose Wala.

He said, "Since new govt was formed in Punjab there've been series of unfortunate incidents beginning with killing of some Kabaddi players, attack on Punjab Intelligence HQ in Mohali, attack on a police personnel in Jalandhar and now killing of Sidhu Moose Wala."

Since new govt was formed in Punjab there've been series of unfortunate incidents beginning with killing of some Kabaddi players, attack on Punjab Intelligence HQ in Mohali, attack on a police personnel in Jalandhar and now killing of Sidhu Moose Wala: Manish Tewari, Congress pic.twitter.com/pXvIfDdNeo — ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2022

Manish requested Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to take police into confidence and ensure law and order in Punjab. Tewari also suggested an objective audit be carried out to determine which people need security as it is the responsibility of state and Centre to protect them.

It's obvious that somebody is trying to test the red lines of the new govt. I'd like to request CM Bhagwant Mann to take police into confidence & ensure law & order in the state. If peace of a border state gets disturbed then it can have various implications: Manish Tewari, Cong — ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2022

For the unversed, in less than 24 hours after the Punjab government withdrew the security of Sidhu Moose Wala, the music artist and Congress member was brutally murdered on Sunday (May 29) evening. According to police sources, Canadian gangster Goldy Brar has claimed the responsibility for the murder, and the infamous gangster Lawrence Bishnoi is said to have planned the murder while sitting in Tihar Jail.