Parliament monsoon session for the fourth day with opposition demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi statement, while government insisting Home minister Amit Shah speaks on it. Sources close to development said the government has already tried to resolve the issue through discussion. Urging opposition to let the House function smoothly, Shah earlier said, "I urge all the respected members of the opposition that on a very sensitive issue, many members have demanded a discussion by the ruling party and the opposition, I am ready for the discussion.
I do not know why the opposition does not want to allow discussion." And as per media reports, even defence Minister Rajnath Singh has spoken to top opposition leaders over phone. But, opposition is adamant to budge to the government's request. Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor told NDTV “There has been a horrendous loss of lives...
there were rapes and violence and displacement. And now it is spreading.
In Mizoram, there has been a backlash and Meities are fleeing the state." He also stated that there no greater issue right now that need PM's attention. Meanwhile, as BJP also attacked that opposition should also answer about the sexual atrocities in non-BJP states, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said, as quoted by ANI, “Are you comparing any one state to Manipur (situation)? There is no law and order there. Has this been happening anywhere else? It is not right to take someone else's example to hide their weakness.
You have the right to speak there (in the states concerned), you have your people there. We have the right to question here in the Parliament, so we are doing it." During the monsoon session, the government plans to address 31 bills, including one to
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