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Amit Shah meets Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla amid logjam
The Story in Brief
The Story in Brief
Home Minister Amit Shah met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for nearly an hour on Friday as Parliament remained deadlocked. The Opposition is stalling Lok Sabha proceedings over police action against student protesters on July 20 and alleged theft of Ram temple donations. It wants Shah to respond.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Opposition cannot dictate which minister speaks. He noted Shah is present in Parliament every day. Separately, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also met Shah.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides are digging in. The Opposition's demand for a personal statement from the Home Minister on a law-and-order incident sets a precedent that may be hard to sustain. Yet the government's refusal to even discuss the matter in the House fuels charges of authoritarianism. The test is whether Speaker Birla can broker a way out without either side losing face.
Sources (2): timesnownews.com, thefederal.com
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