3 weeks ago
NDA MPs protest against Opposition logjam, target Rahul Gandhi
Some leaders from a big group of political parties in India went on a protest walk near Parliament.
They were upset because the other side, called the Opposition, was stopping Parliament from doing its work.
The leaders held up signs saying a leader named Rahul Gandhi was hiding from a discussion about student protests.
A few days earlier, police in a state called Jharkhand used sticks and water cannons on students who were protesting about their exams.
The ruling leaders said Rahul Gandhi stayed quiet about that and did not want to talk about it.
But Rahul Gandhi said he wanted answers about who told the police to do that.
His sister, another leader named Priyanka Gandhi, said he had already visited the protesting students.
The government said its Home Minister, Amit Shah, was ready to talk about the issue in Parliament.
So both sides kept blaming each other for not letting Parliament work.
In the end, the meeting was paused until later that day.
NDA MPs on Tuesday held a protest march towards Parliament's Makar Dwar, carrying placards accusing Rahul Gandhi of running away from a debate on student protests.
BJP MPs questioned Rahul Gandhi's 'silence' and 'double standards' over Monday's police lathi charge and water cannon use against JPSC and JSSC aspirants in Jharkhand.
The government said Union Home Minister Amit Shah is ready to give a statement on the students' protest, after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced it on Monday.
Rahul Gandhi said the Opposition wants answers on who ordered the police crackdown, alleging Amit Shah 'does not have the courage to come to Parliament'.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Rahul Gandhi has already met the protesting Jharkhand students.
- Who
- NDA and BJP MPs, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- NDA MPs held a protest march in Parliament, accusing Rahul Gandhi of avoiding a debate on student protests and of staying silent over the police lathi charge and water cannon use against students in Jharkhand.
- Where
- Parliament, New Delhi; the police action occurred during a 'Vidhan Sabha gherao' march in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
- When
- Tuesday, August 11, following Monday's police action in Jharkhand and the announcement that Amit Shah would make a statement.
- Why
- The government and Opposition are locked in a standoff over student protests and the police action, with the Opposition demanding answers on who ordered the crackdown and the NDA accusing it of blocking Parliament.
Opposition (Rahul Gandhi and allies)
NDA/BJP Government
Debate on student protests
Opposition (Rahul Gandhi and allies)
The Opposition says it wants answers from the Home Minister on who ordered the police crackdown rather than his 'opinion'; Rahul Gandhi alleged Amit Shah 'does not have the courage to come to Parliament' and said neither PM Narendra Modi nor Shah had addressed their concerns.
NDA/BJP Government
The NDA says the Opposition demanded a discussion and then backed out, deceiving the country and preventing Parliament from functioning, even though the government offered a debate with Amit Shah ready to give a statement.
Rahul Gandhi's silence on Jharkhand
Opposition (Rahul Gandhi and allies)
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Rahul Gandhi has already met the protesting Jharkhand students, and the Opposition argues he is seeking accountability for the police action.
NDA/BJP Government
BJP MPs accuse Rahul Gandhi of 'double standards' and silence over the lathi charge and water cannons against students in Jharkhand, with Anurag Thakur asking whether Gandhi instructed Hemant Soren to lathi-charge the youth and alleging atrocities under the Congress-JMM government.
Parliament functioning
Opposition (Rahul Gandhi and allies)
The Opposition has continued raising issues including the NEET-UG paper leak and the police action against protestors, demanding answers from the government as the House repeatedly faces disruptions.
NDA/BJP Government
NDA MPs say the Opposition is disrupting both Houses and not letting them function, prompting their own protest march against the logjam.
Key facts
- Event
- NDA protest march against Opposition logjam in Parliament
- Location
- Parliament (Makar Dwar), New Delhi
- Main Target
- Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi
- Triggering Issue
- Student protests and police action against JPSC and JSSC aspirants
- Student Demands
- Cancellation of the JSSC-CGL exam, a CBI probe into alleged irregularities and recruitment reforms
- Jharkhand Police Action
- Lathi charge and water cannon use during the 'Vidhan Sabha gherao' march on Monday
- Government Response
- Amit Shah ready to give a statement; a debate offered in Parliament
- Opposition Demand
- Answers on who ordered the police crackdown and whether there was 'culpability or incompetence' within the government
Quotes
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut
Member of Parliament from Bharatiya Janata Party
“They don’t want to hear Amit Shah ji. How will the House function like this? The country is seeing how they have fallen into the hands of anti‑national powers. It is a shame that they did not let the House function even for a day in this.”
thestatesman.com
“"Justice must be done for the youth of Jharkhand. The way they were subjected to lathi-charges and atrocities reveals the mindset of Rahul Gandhi,"”
republicworld.com
Sources
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