Logjam persists in Parliament over Manipur; Union minister’s house attacked again in Imphal: Top developments | India News

NEW DELHI: A deadlock over the Manipur issue continued to stall Parliament proceedings on Monday even as Union home minister Amit appealed to the opposition to allow a debate on the issue in Lok Sabha.

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Relentless protests from opposition members marred proceedings in both the Houses and Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh, one of the more vocal voices in Rajya Sabha, was suspended for the rest of the Monsoon session for repeatedly “violating” the directives of the Chair.

Since the start of the session on July 20, neither House has completed an entire day of proceedings.
Meanwhile in Imphal, protesters attacked the house of a union minister for the second time.
Here are the top developments through the day:
Union minister’s house in Manipur attacked again
A woman’s rally outside the Imphal residence of Union minister R K Ranjan Singh turned violent when the protesters started throwing stones at it. They were demanding that the minister speak in Parliament about the worsening law and order situation in Manipur.
This is the second time that the minister’s house has been attacked. Singh is MoS external affairs.
University students hold rally for peace; police fire teargas
A section of students of Manipur University organised a rally in Imphal demanding restoration of peace in the northeastern state.
The police, however, fired tear gas shells to disperse the rallyists when they allegedly tried to go beyond the approved rally route.
Ready for discussion: Amit Shah
Urging the opposition party MPs in Lok Sabha to let the House function smoothly during the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament, Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said he is ready for discussion on Manipur issue and that it is important that the country gets to know the truth on this “sensitive” matter.

“I urge all the respected members of the opposition that on a very sensitive issue, many members have demanded a discussion by the ruling party and the opposition, I am ready for the discussion. I do not know why the opposition does not want to allow discussion,” Shah said.
“I request the leader of the opposition to let the discussion happen and this truth should be known to the whole country, it is very important,” he added.
AAP Rajya Sabha MP suspended
AAP MP Sanjay Singh was on Monday suspended from Rajya Sabha for the rest of the Monsoon session for repeatedly “violating” the directives of the Chair while protesting on the Manipur issue.
Opposition parties condemned the action against Singh and accused the government of trying to throttle their voice.

The suspension came after Leader of the House Piyush Goyal moved a motion in this regard and it was adopted by the House by voice vote.
Before that, Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar named Singh for his “unruly behaviour” and cautioned him.
Singh had rushed to the well of the House and was pointing at the Chair while seeking a discussion on Manipur when he was cautioned.
AAP announces nationwide protests
The Aam Aadmi Party will on Tuesday stage protests across the country against the precarious situation in Manipur, party officials said. In Delhi, the protest will be attended by top leaders of the party at Jantar Mantar.
(With inputs from agencies)

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