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Amit Shah to speak on student protests, Opposition rejects
The Centre on Monday offered a detailed discussion on student protests in Lok Sabha, with Home Minister Amit Shah responding, but the Opposition rejected the conditional offer. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju…
The Story in Brief
The Centre on Monday offered a detailed discussion on student protests in Lok Sabha, with Home Minister Amit Shah responding, but the Opposition rejected the conditional offer. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the government was ready, but asked the Opposition not to walk out during Shah's statement.
Opposition MPs, led by Congress and Samajwadi Party, insisted on two demands: Shah's statement on the July 20 police crackdown at Jantar Mantar and Prime Minister Modi's response on alleged theft of Ayodhya Ram temple donations. Rijiju cited lack of time for both. Later, amid continued protests, the Tribunals Reforms Bill was passed without debate.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides are playing parliamentary games. The government could have offered an unconditional debate weeks ago, and the Opposition could have accepted even a single discussion to break the logjam. Instead, each side accuses the other of disruption while pushing its own agenda. The real test is whether the remaining three sittings produce any substantive debate or more bills passed in silence.
Sources (2): assamtribune.com, thefederal.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
