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Uproar in Parliament over Mamata's Maoist remark | Proceedings in both houses of Parliament on Tuesday were disrupted after the opposition attacked the UPA Government over Railway Minister and Trinamool Chief Mamata Banerjee's comments at a rally in Lalgarh, West Bengal. The opposition
sought a clarification of Banerjee's pro-Maoist remarks. The Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) gave a notice for suspension of Question Hour in the Lok Sabha and
demanded a discussion on Mamata's statement on Naxals. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira
Kumar, however, rejected the BJP notice, saying the issue would be discussed during
Zero Hour. The issue was also raised by the opposition in the Rajya Sabha, which
had to be adjourned till noon following an uproar. Leader of Opposition in the
Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley, said: "I have given a notice for suspension of Question
Hour to discuss a matter of serious importance." He, however, was not allowed
to speak further by Congress members, who demanded that listed questions be taken
up first. Chairman Hamid Ansari repeatedly asked members to resume their seats
so that Jaitley could make a statement, but his pleas went unheeded. Ansari, then,
adjourned the House till noon. Addressing a public rally in Lalgarh, Banerjee
said the way Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar, alias Azad was killed was not right
and asked for a probe into his death. "I feel the way Azad was killed is not correct.
Swami Agnivesh had made him agree to hold talks (with the government). What happened
was not correct. I feel the process (for holding talks with the Maoists) should
start, she added. Azad was killed in an encounter by Andhra Pradesh Police on
July 2. She also accused the Left Government of misrule in West Bengal , and said:
"I don't understand the language of guns. We have always won by democratic means."
Banerjee also called for an end to the operation against the rebels to create
a conducive environment for talks. |
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