Govt Ready For Discussion On Manipur: Amit Shah In Lok Sabha

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the government is ready for a discussion on Manipur and requested the Opposition to let a discussion take place on the issue. “I am ready for discussion on Manipur in the House. I request the Opposition to let a discussion take place on this issue. It is important that the country gets to know the truth on this sensitive matter,” he said in the Lok Sabha.

Amid ruckus in the Rajya Sabha over the Manipur issue today, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar suspended AAP MP Sanjay Singh for the entire duration of the Monsoon session for “repeatedly violating the directives of the Chair”. Sanjay Singh was seen in the Well of the House before being suspended. Later, the House was adjourned for the third time today till 3 pm, after Deputy Chairman Harivansh asked Singh to leave the House, which led to disruption from Opposition MPs.

In the continuing standoff between the Opposition and the government on the Manipur issue, both Houses of the Parliament were adjourned repeatedly. In the Lok Sabha, which is set to reconvene at 2 pm, Speaker Om Birla said the House was ready to have a discussion on the Manipur issue, but the Opposition does not get to decide who responds. While in the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Dhankar was heard reprimanding TMC MP Derek O’Brien. He told O’Brien, “You’re challenging the Chair”; however the audio was not clear on what TMC MP said.

Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid Opposition protests

As Parliament logjam on Manipur persisted opposition parties stuck to their demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on the issue, saying why the PM is speaking outside the House but not inside, and the ruling BJP accused them of running away from the debate by disrupting proceedings.

Amit Shah and JP Nadda met Modi at his office in Parliament amid the logjam, though sources said organisational matters were on the agenda as well.

Separately, Defence Minister and Deputy Leader of Lok Sabha Rajnath Singh spoke to some opposition members, including Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, over the phone on Sunday to end the deadlock.

Both Houses of Parliament witnessed protests and adjournments again on Monday as opposition parties raised slogans and carried placards demanding a statement by the prime minister on the violence in Manipur.

The government has said it is ready for a debate, insisting that Home Minister Shah will speak on the issue. The opposition, however, has insisted that a statement be made by the prime minister.

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