Some of the injured protesters at Jantar Mantar, Tuesday. (Photo: Abhinav Saha)Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to respond to the heavy police crackdown on student protesters in Delhi during the Cockroach Janta Party’s July 20 ‘Sansad March’, in Parliament on Tuesday. A day ago, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju said the government was ready for a discussion in the Lok Sabha on student protests in different parts of the country. Rijiju said Home Minister Amit Shah will reply to the debate on the students’ agitation, but the Opposition would have to listen to the government’s response peacefully.
Opposition parties want ‘answers’ from Home Minister: Earlier on Monday, both Houses of Parliament were adjourned as the Opposition demanded the presence of Amit Shah amid constant sloganeering. The Opposition parties organised a protest outside Parliament with ‘Amit Shah Jawab Do’ (‘Give us an answer, Amit Shah’) posters in hand. Shah is facing Opposition ire for his ‘absence’ from the floor this Monsoon Session, amid calls for accountability over alleged police excesses against student protesters.
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Bills to be discussed: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to move a Bill to rename the state of Kerala known as the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 and lead discussions on the National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 which, the government says, will help cooperative societies receive funding faster.
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