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Congress calls Amit Shah coward for skipping Parliament discussion

Congress calls Amit Shah coward for skipping Parliament discussion
Amit Shah is ‘coward’ for not attending Parliament, says Congress · scroll.in

The story is about a big argument between leaders who make laws in a country called India.

Many young people were angry because they said big exams were not managed well.

They held protests in Delhi, the capital city, and police stopped them and some people got hurt.

The minister responsible for education, Dharmendra Pradhan, later resigned.

The opposition leaders wanted the home minister, Amit Shah, to come to Parliament and explain what happened to the protesting students.

But he did not come, so they called him a coward.

The government's leaders said Amit Shah was ready to answer their questions.

They also said a leader named Rahul Gandhi ran away instead of joining the debate.

Both groups of leaders held their own small protests outside the Parliament building.

Key facts

Home Minister
Amit Shah, absent from both Houses for 17 sitting days
Trigger event
Police action against youth protesters in Delhi on July 20
Injuries
Dozens injured, with protesters reporting injuries from lathis and pellet guns
Resignation
Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as Union education minister on July 25
Protest origin
June 6 at Jantar Mantar by the Cockroach Janta Party demanding Pradhan's resignation
Monsoon Session
Began July 20; scheduled to conclude on Thursday
Parliamentary request
Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan asked the government to consider the Opposition's request for Shah's presence

Quotes

Jairam Ramesh

Congress MP and leader of the opposition

“the government was ready for a "complete and detailed discussion"”
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“Union Home Minister Amit Shah was a "no-show" in the Lok Sabha”
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