BJP members boycott IT committee meeting

Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday staged a walkout from a meeting of the information technology standing committee led by Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor, people familiar with the matter said.

“When the House is functioning, how can meetings be scheduled at the same time? It is our job as MPs to help the Parliament function, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said. “I had raised the issue during the last session as well,” he said.

BJP MPs came to the meetings to lodge their protests and left without signing the register, said the person quoted above. “Over nine members were present, which is the base number needed for quorum and for meetings to continue,” the person added.