Tuesday, March 7 2006 13:20 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: In a veiled warning, the Opposition BJP today(Mar 7,2006) asked the Government whether it wanted the Finance Bill and Budget to be passed in Parliament or disrupt the proceedings to 'save the guilty' in the Godhra train fire case by raking up the Banerjee Committee report.

"We condemn the disruption of Parliamentary proceedings by MPs of the ruling coalition, who are being provoked both by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and RJD Chief Lalu Prasad for the sake of minority votes in the coming Assembly elections," BJP Parliamentary Party Spokesman V K Malhotra told reporters here.

He said an hour long meeting of the BJP Parliamentary Party, chaired by Leader of Opposition L K Advani, decided to inform the Presiding Officers of both the Houses that the behaviour of the Treasury benches was 'disgraceful' and the Opposition would 'counter it'.

"We want to know whether this Government wants to pass the Finance Bill and the Budget. We are going to aggressively respond to their disruption. This Government wants to save the guilty behind the killing of 57 people in the Godhra train carnage for the sake of minority votes in the coming elections," he said.

The U C Banerjee Committee Report, which described the train fire as an 'accident', was made public with an eye on the polls, he said adding it was made public in violation of a commitment given to the Gujarat High Court and despite the incidents being probed by the Nanavati Commission and the Supreme Court overseeing court trials.