The opposition has adopted an aggressive stance on the lathicharge that took place during the student demonstration in Delhi. After staging a sit-in outside the PM’s residence on Tuesday, he reached Parliament on Wednesday wearing black clothes and raised slogans against the government. Meanwhile, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav got angry at not getting a chance to speak in Parliament. Addressing the chair during the proceedings of the House, he asked why we are not being allowed to speak. BJP got a chance, Congress got it. What a deal has been made.
Akhilesh’s full statement…
Akhilesh said that the issue of paper leak is not of Congress or SP. It is of youth and students. While addressing the speaker, Akhilesh said that you made BJP speak, you made Congress speak. Have you compromised? Why didn’t you let us speak? This is not right. If students are not listened to, they will come to the streets. The hands of the students were broken. Will you tear your daughters’ clothes? We were forced to go to the PM’s residence. If you had listened to us, we would not have gone.
What happened?
There was an uproar when the Lok Sabha proceedings started at 12 noon today. SP MPs including Akhilesh Yadav were also raising their voice and wanted to express their views. Akhilesh Yadav wanted to express his views but the Speaker asked KC Venugopal of Congress to speak.
After him, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju started speaking. On this, Akhilesh Yadav got angry after taking off his headphones and started turning to go back with his MPs. Seeing this, the speaker interrupted and said that Akhilesh ji, you had also asked me to speak. You also speak. On this, Akhilesh Yadav taunted and asked what to say. You gave both (government and Congress) a chance to speak. What agreement has been reached?
According to sources, even after the House proceedings were adjourned, talks continued between Venugopal and Akhilesh Yadav. Venugopal asked Akhilesh why he did not insist on the demand for resignation? He further said that this is the demand of the students which we are raising here.
Akhilesh also complained that why did the top Congress leaders go on strike outside the PM residence yesterday without informing other opposition parties and without taking them into confidence? Whereas he had reached there with a crowd outside the PM’s residence. Samajwadi Party is continuously supporting CJP’s protest at Jantar Mantar, while Congress has kept distance from Jantar Mantar.
Government ready for discussion
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the government is ready to discuss the NEET paper leak. We have been saying this from day one. When and for how long is the discussion to be held, according to what rules. Discussion should be held with the opposition.
proceedings had to be postponed
When the proceedings of the Lok Sabha resumed at 12 o’clock after being adjourned in the morning, Speaker Om Birla called the name of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to give a statement on behalf of the government. Meanwhile, Congress MP K.C. Venugopal reiterated the demand for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the NEET paper leak case and also demanded a discussion on the opposition’s adjournment motion on this issue.
He said that the whole country is saddened by the brutal action taken by the government against the students protesting in the capital on Monday. He said, our demand is very clear that the Education Minister should resign. If you accept, then get our adjournment proposal discussed.
Rijiju said, the government is fully ready to discuss the NEET paper leak. We have said this from day one. But the discussion happens as per the rules. Chairman (Birla) will decide when the discussion will be held, how long it will be and under what rules, after talking to the leaders of all the parties.
Lok Sabha Speaker Birla said that everyone’s votes have come and both sides want discussion. He said, the government has said with an open mind that it is ready for discussion. Meanwhile, the noise of the opposition members continued and the Speaker adjourned the meeting till 2 pm.
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