NEW DELHI: Indicating that he may not contest the upcoming parliamentary election, former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda said Friday that he expects to be given sufficient time to deliver probably his last speech in Parliament next week when the House takes up discussion on the interim budget.
The 85-year-old JD(S) chief also expressed anguish that he was not given enough time to speak in Lok Sabha during the debate on motion of thanks to the President’s address on February 7 despite a request made to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
Gowda said he would even request the Congress party to give some of its allotted time in the Lower House to him to complete his last speech.
“I am disappointed. I am not satisfied (with my speech on the President’s address). Barely I had spoken for six minutes, the Speaker cautioned me to finish my speech. Still, I spoke for some more time but I was not satisfied,” Gowda told reporters. (AGENCIES)
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