Reacting to the latest reports of sexual assault on women, BRS MPs stressed that the incident highlighted the danger facing the people of India. They urged the Lok Sabha and Rajya Rajasthan to discuss the matter immediately.
UPDATE – Thursday, July 20 at 12:16pm
Hyderabad: On Thursday, the BRS moved a motion to adjourn both houses of parliament seeking to discuss the deteriorating situation in the violence-hit state of Manipur. Following the latest reports of sexual assault on women, BJP lawmakers said the incident exposed the dangers faced by the people of India and asked the Lok Sabha and Rajyawan to discuss the issue immediately.
The monsoon session of Parliament is scheduled to start on Thursday and run until August 11. Shortly after the session began, both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha adjourned to show respect for the recently deceased member. The House of Lords is in recess until noon and the House of Commons is in recess until 2pm.
Leaders of several opposition parties met Mallikarjun Kharge, the leader of the House of Representatives in the parliament building, to formulate a joint strategy for the monsoon session. They decided to raise the issue of violence in Manipur and asked for a discussion on the situation in the northeastern state.
Several leaders of Congress and other opposition parties have sent adjournment notices in the Lok Sabha and Rajyawan to discuss the Manipur issue and demand an answer from the government. The leaders who sent the notice calling for discussions on the Manipur issue included Congress’s Hag, Nasir Hussain, Manish Tewari, Jyoti Mani, UBT’s Priyanka Chaturvedi and BRS’s Nama Nagswara Rao.
