Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that after the Monsoon session of Parliament began on Thursday, former party president Sonia Gandhi spearheaded the opposition leaders' joint demand on Manipur situation and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly for a discussion on it inside the
Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday amid din over demand by opposition members for statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Manipur violence in the House
Congress MP said, "Deeply concerned about the fact that Rime Minister Narendra Modi was silent for so long. None of us could understand it. We are very glad that he broke his silence, now we would like him to approach the issue in Parliament to discuss it..."
Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Thursday following ruckus over Manipur violence as joint opposition sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on the issue in the House as well as a detailed discussion by suspending other listed business for the day
Owaisi said Prime Minister took the pains to speak on the ongoing violence in Manipur after 80 days during which the BJP-ruled state "witnessed incidents of loot, arson and vandalism".
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday condemned the Manipur incident after a video of two women being paraded naked on a road by a group of men went viral on social media.
Terming the viral video of two women being paraded naked in Manipur as "unfortunate", Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday said that we should hang our heads in shame.
Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Thursday with some opposition leaders demanding a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the situation in Manipur in the House even as government expressed its willingness to discuss the issue
After Akshay Kumar, actor Kiara Advani on Thursday took to social media and reacted to the viral video that allegedly shows two women in Manipur being sexually assaulted on a road.
In a telephonic conversation, the Home Minister enquired about the horrific incident that happened on May 4 in Kangpokpi district, some 35 km from the state capital Imphal, where two tribal women were paraded naked and allegedly gang-raped in a field.
Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm and Rajya Sabha till 12 noon on Thursday morning on the first day of monsoon session of Parliament following obituary references
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was “deeply disturbed” by the video which has emerged in which two tribal women were seen paraded naked and molested, and asked the Centre and State to take action against the perpetrators.