NDA MPs on Tuesday greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Tricolour and slogans of “Vande Mataram” and “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” as he arrived at the venue of the ruling coalition’s weekly parliamentary party meeting at the Parliament House complex.The meeting, “Mangal Milan”, was attended by Union ministers, NDA leaders and MPs from the coalition’s constituent parties.Following the “Mangal Milan” meeting, NDA MPs marched towards Parliament to protest the Opposition’s continued disruption of the ongoing Monsoon Session over Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on police action against student protesters during the Jantar Mantar protest.Meanwhile, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju criticised Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, saying he should not “run away” from Parliament now that Union Home Minister Amit Shah is ready to respond to his questions.In a social media post, Rijiju said Gandhi had been seeking a response from Shah for several days. He added that since Shah was now prepared to address the questions in detail, the Congress leader should remain present in Parliament and participate in the discussion.
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“Rahul Gandhi demanded a response from Home Minister Shri Amit Shah ji for days. Now that the Home Minister is ready to answer every point in detail, he must not run away,” Rijiju said.Rijiju’s remarks came amid an ongoing confrontation between the government and the Opposition over the recent student protests and police action against demonstrators. The issue has led to repeated disruptions in Parliament, with the Opposition demanding answers from the government and Rahul Gandhi seeking a response from Shah.The government has now agreed to a debate on the issue, with Shah expected to respond to the concerns raised by the Opposition.
