Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should speak on the Manipur violence in Parliament and it is the responsibility of Central government to maintain peace in the country
With opposition parties planning to mount its attack on the Centre in Parliament, facing disruptions since the Monsoon session began, Congress and other party MPs have given notices in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha demanding discussions on the situation in Manipur.
As the Monsoon session of Parliament, facing continuous disruptions over Manipur violence since it began, will reassemble on Monday, Congress MPs have given adjournment motion notices to discuss the situation of the strife-torn state.
The situation in Manipur dominated the proceedings of the second day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which began on Thursday, with the Opposition demanding the Centre to discuss the issue.
Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Saturday wrote a letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar requesting better facilities for journalists who are covering Parliament news in the Monsoon session.
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on Manipur video ahead of the beginning of Parliament Monsoon session, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that the former should have "given a statement inside the House and not outside."
For the second day in a row, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Friday amid ruckus created by the Opposition party members over ethnic violence in Manipur seeking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement as well as suspension of business to hold detailed discussion on the issue.
The two Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day on Thurdsay following adjournments and opposition protests over their demand for discussion on Manipur violence by suspending other business of the day and a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi
"The FIR was lodged on May 18 and it was a zero FIR. I'm sure that the police had this video but, from May 18 till this date, we are sitting idle without taking any action on it. Now they have taken action because the video has been leaked and got viral," Shiv Sena (UBT) leader said.
Rajya Sabha faced adjournment for the second consecutive day on Friday with the Opposition parties protesting on the ethnic violence in Manipur and seeking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement followed by a detailed discussion on the issue by suspending the listed business for the day