‘Allocate time starting today’: Shah writes to LS Speaker for debate on NEET protest by students

NEW
DELHI:
U io
home
mi iste

Amit
Shah
o
Wed esday
w ote
a
lette
to
Lok
Sabha
Speake
Om
Bi la
a d
asked
him
to
allocate
time
fo
a
discussio
ove
the
stude t
p otest
o
NEET
pape
leak.I
the
lette ,
Shah
said
that
the
Lowe
House
al eady
discussed
the
Public
Exami atio
(p eve tio
of
U fai
Mea s)
Ame dme t
Bill,
2026,
claimi g
that
o e
of
the
oppositio
MPs
exp essed
thei
views.”As
you
a e
awa e,
Ho ’ble
pa liame ta y
affai s
mi iste
Sh i
Ki e
Rijiju
has
ag eed,
o
behalf
of
the
gove me t,
to
a
discussio
i
Pa liame t
o
the
stude t
moveme t
co ce i g
the
NEET
exami atio ,
du i g
the
meeti g
of
the
Busi ess
Adviso y
Committee,”
Shah
said.”I
would
also
like
to
me tio
that
eve
befo e
the
oppositio
made
this
equest,
the
Lok
Sabha
had
al eady
discussed
the
Public
Exami atio s
(P eve tio
of
U fai
Mea s)
Ame dme t
Bill,
2026
du i g
the
o goi g
sessio .
Howeve ,
o e
of
the
Ho ’ble
oppositio
MPs
exp essed
a y
views
i
the
House
ega di g
the
NEET
exami atio
du i g
that
discussio .
Despite
this,
the
gove me t
is
o ce
agai
eady
fo
a
discussio
o
the
issue,”
he
added.Shah
said
that
solutio
eme ge
th ough
discussio
a d
dialogue
a d
u ged
the
Speake
to
co sult
the
leade s
of
the
oppositio
a d
facilitate
a
discussio
o
the
issue.”I
equest
you
to
co sult
the
oppositio
a d,
th ough
mutual
co se sus,
ki dly
allocate
as
much
time
as
you
deem
app op iate,
fo
as
ma y
hou s
as
co side ed
suitable,
sta ti g
today.

I
wish
to
emai
p ese t
i
the
House
du i g
the
allotted
time,
pa ticipate
i
the
discussio
o
this
issue,
a d
am
p epa ed
to
a swe
all
questio s
aised
by
the
oppositio ,”
the
lette
eads.”I
a
democ acy,
solutio s
eme ge
th ough
discussio
a d
dialogue.
I
have
u wave i g
faith
i
democ acy
a d
democ atic
i stitutio s,
a d
I
believe
that
this
House
exists
p ecisely
fo
discussio
a d
dialogue.
The efo e,
I
u ge
you
to
co sult
the
leade s
of
the
oppositio
a d
facilitate
a
discussio
o
this
impo ta t
issue
i
a
co ducive
atmosphe e,
so
that
all
Ho ’ble
membe s
f om
both
the
t easu y
a d
oppositio
be ches
ca
p ese t
thei
valuable
views
a d
opi io s
o
the
matte ,”
he
added.Shah’s
lette
came
amid
oppositio
p otests
dema di g,
him
to
make
a
stateme t
i
Pa liame t
o
the
alleged
police
b utality
agai st
stude t
p oteste s
o
July
20.Ea lie
i
the
day,
Shah
offe ed
to
sit
i
the
Pa liame t
to
hea
the
oppositio ‘s
co ce s
a d
espo d
to
eve y
poi t,
amid
p otests
ove
his
“abse ce”
f om
the
Houses.Leade
of
oppositio
i
the
Lok
Sabha
Rahul
Ga dhi,
howeve
ejected
the
offe
sayi g
they
“seeks
a swe s,
ot
lectu es.””The
oppositio
has
clea ly
said
that
we
a e
ot
i te ested
i
Amit
Shah
givi g
us
a
lectu e.
Whe
I
say
‘we’,
I
mea
the
you ge
ge e atio
of
this
cou t y.
Who
shot
the
stude ts?
Who
gave
the
o de
to
beat
up
the
stude ts
with
lathis
with
ails?
Did
Amit
Shah
give
this
o de
to
shoot
ou
child e ?
If
he
did,
the
he
should
esig .
Fo
the
last
20
days,
Amit
Shah
has
bee
missi g.
The
Home
Mi iste
of
I dia
has
o
cou age;
he
ca ot
come
to
the
House,”
Rahul
said.

“Did
home
mi iste
Shah
give
o de s
to
shoot
ou
child e
o
ot;
if
he
did,
he
is
culpable
a d
if
he
did
ot,
he
is
i compete t:
Rahul
Ga dhi,”
he
added.Ea lie
i
the
day,
oppositio
MPs,
i cludi g
Co g ess
p eside t
Mallika ju
Kha ge
a d
pa ty
ge e al
sec eta y
P iya ka
Ga dhi
Vad a,
staged
a
p otest
i
the
Pa liame t
House
Complex
ove
the
alleged
theft
of
do atio s
at
the
Ram
temple
i
Ayodhya
a d
the
alleged
police
excesses
agai st
stude t
p oteste s.

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