'Govt can't have luxury of not taking decisions'

New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday hit out at the Government for being "indecisive" on various crucial issues like Telangana formation and lack of defence preparedness, as recently pointed out by the Army chief, and said it cannot have the luxury of not taking decisions.

"Indecision has become the hallmark of this government. Due to this, its own allies have now started creating disturbance in Parliament. This government is not taking decisions. It cannot have the luxury of not taking decisions," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said.

Referring to the demand for Telangana, an issue on which TRS and even some Congress MPs from the region have been stalling Parliament for the last several days, the BJP said it will fully support the Bill for formation of the new state.

The opposition demanded that the Government should bring the bill without any further delay.

"The Prime Minister and other senior ministers as well as UPA Chairperson are sitting in the House when Congress members protest on the issue. The Prime Minister cannot remain silent and should come clear on the status of the Bill and its stand on the issue," Javadekar said.

He maintained that even on the issues raised by the Army chief, the Government has been indecisiveness and not cleared its stand.

Army chief General VK Singh's leaked letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had presented a grim picture of the force's state of preparedness.

"What the army chief is saying is serious. The Government cannot remain silent on the matter. It should also tell us how his letter was leaked," Javadekar said.

The BJP MP stated that the lacunae pointed out by General Singh had already been narrated in the Standing Committee on Defence from time to time and the members have often written that defence preparedness was inadequate.

Javadekar alleged that the Government's indecisiveness had led to the present state of affairs in the defence forces, be it army, navy or air force.

"The Government is playing with the security of the nation. The Prime Minister and the Defence Minister are responsible for the lack of preparedness. We are lacking in security and also in tackling corruption (in procurement of weapons, equipment)," he said.

However, the BJP was evasive when asked whom - between the Army chief and Defence Minister AK Antony - it held responsible for the letter controversy as well as the bribe offer issue.

Javadekar denied that the BJP had been soft towards Antony on the issue when it was raised in Parliament.