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Rajya Sabha chair asks Rijiju to convey Opposition demand to Shah
Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan asked Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to convey the Opposition’s request to Home Minister Amit Shah during proceedings on August 6. The Opposition wants Shah to address…
The Story in Brief
Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan asked Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to convey the Opposition’s request to Home Minister Amit Shah during proceedings on August 6. The Opposition wants Shah to address police action against demonstrators protesting an alleged NEET paper leak in New Delhi last month.
The House faced repeated disruptions and adjournments after Opposition members demanded Shah’s presence. Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said the Opposition had raised genuine concerns about the country and its 140 crore people. Radhakrishnan asked Kharge to speak, but Treasury bench members objected, leading to a heated exchange. The House was adjourned first until noon, then until 2.15 pm, and later for another hour.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy narrative is that every disruption is mere theatre, while the opposing claim treats a minister’s appearance as a substitute for answers. Both miss the parliamentary test. The Opposition must allow a focused discussion, and the government must decide whether Shah will attend and address the police action directly. The next useful measure is simple: whether the House gets a time-bound debate and a clear ministerial statement, rather than another adjournment.
Sources (2): deccanherald.com, thefederal.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
