Parliament logjam : "It is important that the country gets to know the truth about Manipur," Amit Shah tells Lok Sabha

AAP lawmaker Sanjay Singh suspended from Rajya Sabha for the remaining period of  Monsoon session of Parliament. 

A motion was moved by Leader of the House Piyush Goyal for his Suspension which the House approved. 

“I am ready for discussion on this 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,” Amit Shah said in Lok Sabha urging opposition members to allow debate on Manipur. 

Later in a media briefing, Union Women and Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani said, "Amit Shah ji has repeatedly stated that in both Houses of Parliament he as Minister in-charge of Home affairs ....

would like to bring certain facts to light....the discussion is important in the light of nation's internal security".  

Ms Irani also said, "What is shocking is the insistence of the opposition parties to now allow facts to come to the fore.... The question is why is Opposition parties running away from the discussions?. 

Monday marked the third day of the ongoing Parliament Monsoon session, when both Houses had to be adjourned over the uproar on the Manipur issue.

BJP's  Rajasthan MPs protest in Parliament premises. 

Taking exception to “growing incidents” of Members casting aspersions on the presiding officers of Rajya Sabha (ie on Chairman, Deputy Chairman and others), the Committee of Privileges has said that henceforth any such action by members would “amount to breach of privilege and contempt of the House”and there would be “exemplary consequences”.

RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha gives Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha, demanding to discuss the Manipur situation. 

Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha, demanding to discuss Manipur situation. Another Congress lawmaker Manish Tewari also gives adjournment motion notice to discuss the "ethnic clashes taking place in Manipur."  

Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan gives a Suspension of  Business Notice in Rajya Sabha Under rule 267 and demand discussion on the persistent failure of both the Union and Manipur Government in resolving the issues and facilitating the peace process. 

Meanwhile, a latest survey claimed majority of respondents want Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh to resign.

An exclusive survey conducted by CVoter reveals that more than three in four Indians are aware of the violence that has engulfed Manipur since May this year.

More significantly, a huge majority wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi to personally intervene in the matter. To the question: should Prime Minister Modi personally intervene to stop the violence in Manipur, overall 80 per cent of the respondents answered in the affirmative.

There was no significant difference of opinion on the issue between NDA and opposition supporters. Opposition leaders have accused the Prime Minister of ignoring the Manipur violence and staying over it for more than two months.

Even more significantly, a big majority wants the chief minister of Manipur, N. Biren Singh to resign from his post. 

Close to 60 per cent of the respondents in the CVoter survey are of the opinion that Biren Singh must resign immediately.

Less than one fourth want him to continue as the chief minister.

The Rajya Sabha Privilege Committee says that members should be more "careful and circumspect in their conduct, particularly making any statement, which may affect the esteem and dignity of the presiding officers".

The panel made this observation while looking into a complaint against TMC MP Dola Sen for allegedly casting aspersions on Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh last year. The TMC lawmaker, in her response, had admitted “certain disparaging remarks” about the deputy chairman and tendered unconditional apology.

The Committee took note of Sen’s apology and concluded that “no useful purpose will be served by investigating the matter” and recommended to closure of the issue.

The report, submitted in the Upper Houselast week, said, “However, the committee also observes that there have been growing incidents of casting aspersions on the presiding officers and displaying utter disregard to Rules of Procedures and directions of the Chair... 

The Committee feels that members should be more careful and circumspect in their conduct, particularly making any statement, which may affect the esteem and dignity of the presiding officers. The committee feels that henceforth any such action of casting aspersion on the presiding officers or indulging in action which result in disregard of the directions given by the Chair may amount to breach of privilege and contempt of the House.”

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