PARLIAMENT: Monsoon Session Ends Amid Continued Opposition Protests and Political Showdown

The
Mo soo
Sessio
of
Pa liame t,
which
bega
o
July
20,
is
co cludi g
amid
co ti ued
political
co f o tatio
a d
dis uptio s.
A
la ge
pa t
of
the
sessio
has
epo tedly
bee
lost
to
p otests
by
the
Oppositio
ove
issues
i cludi g
police
actio
agai st
stude ts
at
Delhi& squo;s
Ja ta
Ma ta
a d
alleged
i egula ities
i volvi g
eligious
offe i gs.
The
Oppositio
i itially
dema ded
U io
Home
Mi iste
Amit
Shah& squo;s
stateme t
o
the
alleged
use
of
fo ce
agai st
stude ts.
Shah
has
mai tai ed
that
he
is
eady
to
pa ticipate
i
a
discussio
a d
a swe
all
questio s,
a d
he
also
w ote
to
the
Speake
seeki g
a
debate
o
the
stude t
issue.
Howeve ,
Co g ess
leade
Rahul
Ga dhi
co ti ued
to
dema d
Shah& squo;s
esig atio
a d
questio ed
who
o de ed
the
alleged
fi i g
a d
police
actio
agai st
the
p oteste s.
The
excha ge
has
esulted
i
a
sha p
political
wa
of
wo ds.
Shah
challe ged
the
Oppositio
ot
to
u
away
f om
a
discussio ,
sayi g
he
was
p epa ed
to
espo d
i
Pa liame t.
Ga dhi,
mea while,
a gued
that
the
Home
Mi iste
must
take
espo sibility
a d
esig
if
he
o de ed
actio
agai st
the
stude ts.
The
gove me t
has
blamed
Oppositio
p otests
fo
p eve ti g
Pa liame t
f om
fu ctio i g,
while
the
Oppositio
co ti ues
to
dema d
accou tability
a d
a swe s
f om
the
gove me t.

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