In the Lok Sabha, Indian National Congress Party MPs Manickam Tagore and Manish Tewari proposed focusing deliberations on the issue of tribal violence that has plagued this northeastern state for the past three months.
More than 140 dead, thousands displaced and destroyed houses, cars and infrastructure – that is the balance of the situation in this region.
The opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (India) called for a comprehensive statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a lengthy discussion that should lead to the expression of a collective sense of pain and a desire for reconciliation, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, a member of the Rajya Sabha (upper house), wrote on his social media.
However, according to Press Troust of India (PTI), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government has agreed to lead the debate on the Manipur issue headed by Interior Minister Amit Shah.
Also, BJP officials held a demonstration in front of the Legislative Houses over atrocities against women, notably in Rajasthan and West Bengal, and a protest by the opposition party is also expected there demanding the above statement on the events in Manipur.
Meanwhile, the monsoon session of parliament is due to end on August 11 after analyzing 31 regulations including those of the capital’s government, another hot item on the legislative agenda.
On Friday, opinions on amending the draft law decreeing government agencies related to the capital, led by the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), began to be heard; However, due to the constant interruptions, it could not be completed.
According to media reports, the resolution allows the central government to relocate and second administrative and service officials to Delhi, which AAP says is a circumvention of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the opposition party’s control of this branch.
Lawmakers must also consider changes in laws on film, biodiversity, multi-state cooperatives and digital personal data.
Also amendments to ordinances on forest protection; to those who regulate the commissions of stomatology, nursing and midwives, and the railways.
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