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Rijiju accuses opposition parties of being anti-Ram amid parliament protests
Rijiju accuses opposition parties of being anti-Ram amid parliament protests
Kiren Rijiju, the Union minister, branded the Congress, the Samajwadi Party and the CPI as anti-Lord Ram, pointing to their past opposition to building the Ayodhya temple and to black bands they…
Kiren Rijiju, the Union minister, branded the Congress, the Samajwadi Party and the CPI as anti-Lord Ram, pointing to their past opposition to building the Ayodhya temple and to black bands they wore in protest while it was under construction, and called on all three to apologise. He made the charge as Lok Sabha sittings were repeatedly derailed by Opposition members, led by Rahul Gandhi, protesting alleged theft of temple donations, the 20 July police action against student demonstrators, and related grievances. Hours later, however, Rijiju sat down with Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Gaurav Gogoi and KC Venugopal for about 50 minutes to discuss the Delimitation Bill and a possible fresh push on the Women's Reservation Bill, a conversation that ended without any Congress commitment to back the government's agenda. Separately, Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav claimed well-connected figures were being shielded from scrutiny in the donations case.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Framing a parliamentary dispute in religious terms, as Rijiju did by calling the Opposition anti-Ram, raises the temperature of an argument that is fundamentally about donation-theft allegations and police conduct, neither of which Hindustan Times's reporting shows as independently established. Akhilesh Yadav's counter-claim that influential figures are being protected is likewise an allegation, not a finding. The same-day meeting between Rijiju and Congress leaders suggests both sides still want the legislative session to function despite the public sparring. Congress's position on the Delimitation Bill and the reintroduced Women's Reservation Bill will show whether the meeting changed anything.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
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