Amit Shah Ready To Answer ‘Any Question’ On Student Protests, Says Opposition Blocking Discussion

U io
Home
Mi iste
Amit
Shah
o
Wed esday
challe ged
the
Oppositio
to
allow
Pa liame t
to
fu ctio
a d
take
up
a
discussio
o
the
stude t
p otests
a d
the
police
espo se,
offe i g
to
give
a
detailed
eply
afte
hea i g
the
debate.
Shah’s
ema ks
came
amid
a
co ti ui g
co f o tatio
betwee
the
gove me t
a d
Oppositio
pa ties,
who
have
bee
dema di g
that
the
Home
Mi iste
di ectly
add ess
allegatio s
su ou di g
police
actio
agai st
p otesti g
stude ts.

The
Oppositio
has
epeatedly
dis upted
p oceedi gs
ove
the
issue,
while
the
gove me t
has
mai tai ed
that
the
matte
should
be
discussed
acco di g
to
pa liame ta y
ules.

Shah
P oposes
24-Hou
Wi dow
Fo
Discussio

Shah
said
the
gove me t
was
p epa ed
to
begi
the
discussio
at
3
pm
o
Wed esday
a d
co ti ue
it
i to
Thu sday,
whe
he
would
espo d
to
the
poi ts
aised
by
MPs.

“Let’s
sta t
the
debate
f om
3
pm
today.
I
will
sit
i
the
House
a d
will
give
a
detailed
eply
at
3
pm
o
Thu sday,”
he
said.

The
Home
Mi iste
also
ejected
the
dema d
fo
a
sepa ate
stateme t
befo e
a
debate,
a gui g
that
pa liame ta y
p ocedu e
equi es
the
matte
to
be
take
up
th ough
a
established
discussio .

“The e
a e
ules
of
discussio
i
Pa liame t.
I
ca ‘t
just
give
a
stateme t
o
such
a
c ucial
issue.
Let
the
debate
happe
a d
I
will
give
a
detailed
espo se,”
he
added.

Shah
said
he
was
p epa ed
to
a swe
the
questio s
aised
by
Oppositio
MPs
but
i sisted
that
the
House
must
fi st
be
allowed
to
co duct
its
p oceedi gs.

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The
Home
Mi iste
also
espo ded
to
Oppositio
membe s
who
had
accused
him
of
avoidi g
Pa liame t
a d
efe ed
to
him
as
“bhagoda”.

Shah
disputed
claims
that
he
had
stayed
away
f om
the
legislatu e,
sayi g
his
p ese ce
i
Pa liame t
had
co ti ued
despite
the
dis uptio s.

“I
am
he e
eve y
day
i
my
chambe .
I
do ‘t
go
i side
the
House
as
Oppositio
is
ot
letti g
it
fu ctio .”

His
espo se
came
as
Oppositio
pa ties
stepped
up
thei
campaig
dema di g
that
Shah
explai
the
police
actio
agai st
stude ts
a d
add ess
questio s
about
who
autho ised
the
use
of
fo ce.

‘Govt
Has
Nothi g
To
Hide’,
Says
Shah

Shah
expa ded
o
his
p oposal,
sayi g
the
gove me t
was
eady
fo
a
exte ded
discussio
a d
would
espo d
to
the
issues
aised
by
MPs.

He
said,
“F om
3:00
PM
today
u til
3:00
PM
tomo ow,
we
a e
eady
fo
all
ki ds
of
discussio .
I
will
sit
i
the
House
myself,
liste
to
eve yo e,
a d
a swe
eve ythi g.
The
gove me t
has
othi g
to
hide.
I
will
also
discuss
why
you
did ‘t
wa t
a
discussio .
The
Bha atiya
Ja ata
Pa ty-led
NDA
gove me t
u de
PM
Modi’s
leade ship
is
eady
to
discuss
eve ythi g.”

“Just
let
the
Pa liame t
fu ctio .
Today,
th ough
the
cha els,
I
wa t
to
tell
the
oppositio
to
give
a
lette
to
the
Speake
by
2:00
PM.
We
will
sta t
the
discussio
f om
3:00
PM,
a d
by
3:00
PM
tomo ow,
I
will
give
a swe s
to
eve ythi g.
Rules
a d
methods
have
bee
made
fo
discussio
i
Pa liame t.
Now
someo e
tells
me
to
give
a
stateme t
–
such
a
se ious,”
Amit
Shah
said.

The
p oposal
comes
as
the
gove me t
a d
Oppositio
emai
locked
i
a
p olo ged
disag eeme t
ove
how
the
stude t
p otest
issue
should
be
add essed
i side
Pa liame t.

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Ta gets
Shah
Ove
Police
Actio

The
dispute
ce t es
o
the
police
espo se
to
stude ts
p otesti g
i
Delhi
o
July
20.
Oppositio
leade s,
led
by
Leade
of
Oppositio
Rahul
Ga dhi,
have
dema ded
that
Shah
cla ify
who
autho ised
the
use
of
fo ce
agai st
the
demo st ato s.

The
Oppositio
has
specifically
sought
a swe s
ove
allegatio s
i volvi g
the
use
of
pellet
gu s
du i g
the
c ackdow ,
while
the
gove me t
has
mai tai ed
that
the
matte
should
be
add essed
th ough
pa liame ta y
debate.

Ea lie
o
Wed esday,
Oppositio
leade s
demo st ated
outside
Pa liame t
a d
aised
sloga s
of
“Amit
Shah
Jawab
Do”
(Amit
Shah,
p ovide
a
a swe ).

The
p otests
focused
o
allegatio s
of
excessive
police
fo ce
agai st
stude ts
i
Delhi
a d
othe
states,
addi g
to
the
b oade
political
co f o tatio
su ou di g
stude t
u est
li ked
to
the
NEET
pape
leak
a d
subseque t
police
actio .

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