Both the House was adjourned on Monday till 12 pm amid continuous sloganeering by opposition MPs in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for the fifth straight day.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Monday lashed out at Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) amid the chaos over violence in Sambhal. He accused both opposition parties of indulging in politics over riots and deaths, saying that they are the ones who cause
After the police were deployed outside the residence of Congress leader Aradhana Mishra, the party leader called "anarchy," and said that it is "unfortunate" that a delegation which was going for fact-finding is being stopped from going to Sambhal.
After the Lucknow Police served notice to Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai, asking him to postpone his Sambhal visit, the party leader said that he would go to Sambhal "peacefully."
A Congress delegation led by Uttar Pradesh party President Ajay Rai is scheduled to visit Sambhal on Monday, where a stone-pelting incident took place on November 24.
BJP leader Ravinder Raina on Sunday condemned PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's 'controversial' statement comparing the situation of minorities in India to that of Bangladesh, calling it "unfortunate" and "treason."
Congress leader Rashid Alvi on Sunday condemned the attacks on Hindus and places of worship in Bangladesh and said that the situation is "much worse" in India.
Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Sunday blamed the BJP government in the state for the violent incidents in Sambhal. He added that a Congress delegation will visit Sambhal to assess the situation.
"...Today, I am afraid that the situation which was during 1947, we are being taken towards that direction. When the youth talk of jobs, they don't get it. We don't have good hospitals, education...They are not improving the condition of roads but are trying to demolish the mosque in search
Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav urged for an investigation led by a sitting judge as he expressed distrust on the probe initiated by the three-member judicial committee in connection with the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal.
Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday made cutting remarks against Congress and its leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, saying that the opposition party indulges in votebank politics and only cares about "pro-Islam votes." He said that Rahul Gandhi would remain si