New Delhi: The row over religious conversion continued in parliament yesterday, with the Rajya Sabha being stalled again, while the Congress staged a walkout in the Lok Sabha.
In the Rajya Sabha, which saw the whole of last week being washed out except for half of Friday, the disruptions continued.
In the Lok Sabha, Parliamentary Affairs Minister . Venkaiah Naidu said that neither the government nor the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was involved in such acts and the state governments should take action if anyone violates the law. He said the government does not support conversion or re-conversion.
“The government is nowhere in the picture, the party (BJP) is nowhere in the picture. If any individual does it, action has to be taken by the state government,” he said. Samajwadi Party members also raised the issue of black money, saying the government did not fulfill its promise of bringing back black money stashed abroad but was backing reconversions or ‘Ghar Wapsi’.
Opposition members continued their demand for a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a demand which was also raised in the Lok Sabha. Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal said he has submitted a notice to suspend all work and take up the debate.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, however, said the notice cannot be admitted since the issue has already been raised once.
Members criticised the government for not fulfilling its promises but going ahead with the ‘Ghar Wapsi’ agenda. IANS
