Miffed over the situation caused by Rahul Gandhi's remarks, NCP chief spokesperson D P Tripathi today demanded immediate convening of the UPA coordination committee noting that consultations in the alliance “have to be known to the people and public at large.
The refrain at the AICC is that Gandhi's opinion is “well taken” in the party and the government, indicating thereby that the Cabinet could withdraw the ordinance.
Conceding that there were two views on the issues in the party earlier also, Kamal Nath said that some MPs had earlier approached him saying that the whole issue should be reconsidered but the ordinance was brought as there was no time and the bill had already gone to the Rajya Sabha.
Nath said that “Rahul Gandhi's views were somewhat different” on the issue, though all parties in the all-party meeting on August 13 had accepted the amendments that were done in the ordinance. “And you have heard Rahul Gandhi's views now,” he added.
