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Rajya Sabha adjourned as Opposition demands Amit Shah statement
Rajya Sabha failed to conduct business on August 10 as Opposition MPs demanded Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on police action against student protesters on July 20. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju…
The Story in Brief
Rajya Sabha failed to conduct business on August 10 as Opposition MPs demanded Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on police action against student protesters on July 20. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said the government would discuss the issue and Shah would respond. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the deadlock would continue until Shah gives a statement. Both Houses were adjourned till 2 pm amid sloganeering. The government introduced four bills in Lok Sabha, including the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill and the Tribunals Reforms Bill. The FCRA Amendment Bill remains uncertain with only four session days left.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides claim to want Parliament to function, yet both have let it stall for days. The Opposition is right that the Home Minister should answer on police action against students. But the government has now said Shah will respond, so the test is whether the Opposition will actually let him speak, or insist on a pre-conditioned format that guarantees disruption. The real question: can they hold a debate, or do they only want a spectacle?
Sources (7): economictimes.indiatimes.com, hindustantimes.com, thehindu.com, deccanherald.com, indiatoday.in, timesnownews.com, thefederal.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 7 sources.
