I dia& squo;s
Pa liame t
is
wit essi g
a othe
i te se
political
co f o tatio
as
the
Mo soo
Sessio
e te s
its
fi al
st etch.
With
o ly
two
wo ki g
days
emai i g,
epeated
dis uptio s
have
p eve ted
both
Houses
f om
fu ctio i g
smoothly,
b i gi g
the
gove me t
a d
Oppositio
face-to-face
o ce
agai .
U io
Home
Mi iste
Amit
Shah
has
challe ged
the
Oppositio
to
choose
discussio
ove
dis uptio .
Shah
said
the
gove me t
is
p epa ed
to
a swe
eve y
questio
a d
i sisted
that
the e
is
othi g
to
hide.
He
offe ed
to
emai
p ese t
i
Pa liame t
fo
a
exte ded
debate,
sayi g
se ious
matte s
should
be
discussed
at
le gth
acco di g
to
pa liame ta y
p ocedu e.
Shah
also
u ged
the
Oppositio
to
submit
a
fo mal
equest
so
that
discussio s
could
begi
a d
the
gove me t
could
espo d
i
detail.
Rahul
Ga dhi,
howeve ,
ejected
Shah& squo;s
offe
as
i sufficie t,
sayi g
the
Oppositio
is
seeki g
accou tability
athe
tha
a othe
political
speech.
Ga dhi
aised
poi ted
questio s
about
alleged
police
actio
agai st
p otesti g
stude ts,
aski g
who
autho ized
the
use
of
fo ce
a d
who
was
espo sible
fo
the
o de s.
He
a gued
that
espo sibility
must
be
fixed
a d
said
esig atio
should
follow
if
the
Home
Mi iste
was
eithe
di ectly
espo sible
o
failed
i
his
duties.
The
excha ge
has
added
a othe
laye
to
the
o goi g
Pa liame t
sta doff,
with
both
sides
p ese ti g
sha ply
diffe e t
positio s.
The
gove me t
mai tai s
that
it
is
eady
fo
a
ope
a d
comp ehe sive
debate,
while
the
Oppositio
is
dema di g
a swe s
a d
accou tability
ove
the
ha dli g
of
the
stude t
p otests.
As
the
Mo soo
Sessio
app oaches
its
fi al
two
days,
the
key
questio
is
whethe
the
political
co f o tatio
will
fi ally
give
way
to
substa tive
debate.
The
latest
wa
of
wo ds
betwee
Amit
Shah
a d
Rahul
Ga dhi
has
e su ed
that
the
emai i g
p oceedi gs
a e
likely
to
emai
politically
cha ged,
with
the
gove me t
a d
Oppositio
co ti ui g
thei
battle
ove
espo sibility,
accou tability
a d
the
fu ctio i g
of
Pa liame t.

