New Delhi: The Opposition, on Tuesday cornered the Union government in the Parliament over two of its ministers for making controversial statements and demanded action.
Union Minister Ram Shankar Katheria, along with BJP MP from Fatehpur Sikri Babu Lal, had recently attended a condolence meeting held for VHP worker Arun Mahaur, who was allegedly killed by Muslim youth, in Agra. During the meeting, several speakers threatened the Muslim community of revenge. One of the speakers also reportedly asked the gathering to corner Muslims and destroy the demons (rakshas).
The Opposition leaders have moved adjournment motion in Lok Sabha over Katheria’s alleged hate speech.
Earlier, Congress leaders KC Venugopal and Ranjeet Ranjan, Bahujan Samaj Party, Janata Dal (United) and other Left parties had also given privilege motion against HRD Minister Smriti Irani in Rajya Sabha for misleading the Parliament.
The Opposition has been demanding action against Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani over her remarks over her statements on the death of Hyderabad Central University student Rohith Vemula and the JNU controversy.
Speaking in Parliament, Irani had on Wednesday tried to deflect criticism and mounted a strident attack on the opposition accusing it of “politicizing” the PhD scholar’s death. She had said that the committee which acted against Rohith had a dalit representative and that doctors were not allowed to revive him after he was found hanging.
Vemula’s mother on Friday launched a scathing attack on HRD Minister Smriti Irani, accusing her of resorting to ‘blatant lies’ while talking in Parliament about her son’s suicide.
