PARLIAMENT: Lathicharge Row Triggers Uproar in Parliament Complex

The
Lok
Sabha
was
adjou ed
i defi itely
as
the
Mo soo
Sessio
e ded
amid
co ti ued
p otests
a d
political
co f o tatio .
Fo
ea ly
fou
weeks,
Oppositio
pa ties,
pa ticula ly
the
Samajwadi
Pa ty
a d
Co g ess,
had
bee
aisi g
issues
elated
to
the
lathicha ge
o
stude ts
a d
the
alleged
‘chadhawa
cho i& squo;
co t ove sy.
They
dema ded
a
discussio
i
Pa liame t
a d
sought
a swe s
f om
the
gove me t
o
these
matte s.
O
the
fi al
day
of
the
sessio ,
the
atmosphe e
emai ed
te se,
with
Oppositio
MPs
co ti ui g
thei
demo st atio s
i
the
Pa liame t
complex.
Sloga s
a d
cou te -p otests
eflected
the
sha p
diffe e ces
betwee
the
gove me t
a d
Oppositio .
Despite
epeated
appeals
fo
discussio
a d
coope atio ,
o
majo
b eakth ough
was
visible
betwee
the
two
sides.
The
sessio
ultimately
e ded
with
the
Lok
Sabha
bei g
adjou ed
i defi itely.
The
p olo ged
p otests
mea t
that
much
of
the
pa liame ta y
busi ess
was
dis upted,
with
political
co f o tatio
ove
stude t- elated
issues
a d
othe
co t ove sies
emai i g
at
the
ce t e
of
the
sessio & squo;s
p oceedi gs.

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