NEW DELHI: It was again the same sort of numbers mismatch which has the opposition tearing its hair after each trial of strength with the UPA. In the contest in Lok Sabha on Wednesday over the desirability of allowing FDI in multi-brand retail, parties accounting for 261 members took strong positions against the government's decision. Yet, when the vote was taken, only 218 votes could be counted in the anti-FDI column.
The UPA's serial rescuers — the SP and the BSP with 43 votes between them — again performed the role to the hilt. The two UP outfits, which had slammed the FDI move on Tuesday, predictably decided not to translate their rhetoric into action.
They walked out of the House just before the members were called to stand up and be counted, allowing the UPA to romp home with 253 seats with a total 471 members voting.
A motion for amending the Foreign Exchange Management Act — an imperative for implementation of the decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail — was also passed by 30 votes.
The rescue act attracted the familiar allegation that Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati had let their fear of CBI get the better of their aversion for Walmart, but reinforced the reputation of UPA as escape artistes who manage to snatch a victory from the jaws of defeat every time. Beginning with its victory in the trust vote over the nuclear deal with the US, the UPA has consistently defied the heavy numerical odds to pip the rivals to the post.
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