New Delhi, Mar 20: BJP yesterday said the UPA government has become a "lame duck" after DMK walked out of it but was evasive about its stand on supporting any resolution against Sri Lanka on alleged human rights violations of Tamils there.
"UPA has become a real lame duck government now. UPA has become DPA (Divided Progressive Alliance) and has proved to be NPA (Non-Progressive Alliance)... Congress does not follow coalition dharma. Coalition is a compulsion for the constituents of this coalition," senior party leader M Venkaiah Naidu told reporters.
But despite strong criticism of the government and exhortations to the UPA constituents to pull out as it will also been held responsible for the "omissions and commissions, scams and scandals" of this government, the party did not spell out if it would support a resolution on the Sri Lankan issue.
Asked about the BJP's position, Naidu said, "This issue is a matter of foreign policy. The government has to decide. Let them make their stand clear."
BJP leaders maintained that they have not been sounded out by the senior ministers about any resolution as demanded by the DMK as a condition for supporting the government.
Asked if there is any resolution in the offing, Naidu said, "What resolution? Where? In politics you should not answer any ifs and buts. First let us know the government position. Then ask the Opposition."
Aware that the Congress-led government can still manage the majority with the help of SP and BSP, BJP said it has not intention of bringing down the government and insisting it will collapse on its own.
The main Opposition, however, was on the same page with the government on a resolution on Tamils in Sri Lanka being different from the recent resolution against Pakistan Parliament which had demanded that the body of Afzal Guru be handed over to his family.
Naidu said since Pakistan Parliament had passed a resolution demanding that Guru's body be returned to his family, this prompted our Parliament to condemn it.
"India does not interfere in the internal affairs of another country," Naidu said.
But BJP was scathing in its attack on the UPA government on recent developments.
"While the Rajya Sabha was discussing the budget the Finance Minister made a political pilgrimage to Chennai," Naidu said, on P Chidambaram's visit to Tamil Nadu to placate DMK chief M Karunanidhi.
He alleged that there are differences among Cabinet ministers as well as between Congress and its allies. "One Finance Minister proposes, the other Finance Minister opposes," Naidu said, alluding to reported differences on some economic issues between Chidambaram and his predecessor Pranab Mukherjee.
BJP said earlier TMC had walked out of the UPA government and now DMK is pulling out.
"We would like to tell the UPA allies that you will be held equally responsible for omissions and commission, scams and scandals," Naidu said.
Meanwhile, BJP's deputy leader in Lok Sabha Gopinath Munde said it will raise in both Houses of Parliament allegations against two central ministers of misuse of position.
