Raising the issue through a zero-hour mention, GVL Narasimha Rao of the BJP said more than 140 incidents of attacks on Hindu temples have taken place in Andhra Pradesh. Parliament LATEST Updates Desecration of temples in Andhra Pradesh raised in Rajya SabhaĪ BJP member raised the recent spate of attacks on Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and demanded that the Union Home Ministry seek a report from the state, reports PTI. The written question was asked by Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. "Yes, sir", was the reply of Reddy when asked whether it is a fact that crimes against members of SCs and STs communities have increased by 7.3 percent and 26.5 percent respectively in 2019 as per the latest 'Crime in India-2019' report of the National Crime Records Bureau. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy, however, said police and public orders are state subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution and the responsibilities to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of citizens including investigation and prosecution of crime against members of SCs and STs rest with respective state governments. The government on Wednesday told Rajya Sabha that crimes against members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the country increased by 7.3 percent and 26.5 percent respectively in 2019, reports PTI. Parliament LATEST Updates Crimes against SCs, STs increased in 2019: Centre tells RS Why have a Parlmnt at all if you don't want it to function?- Shashi Tharoor February 3, 2021 Last session, GoI refused to discuss China &now farmers. What does GoI think Parliament is for? It is a deliberative body of elected representatives meant to offer their collective views on issues of national importance. "But GoI is stubbornly refusing the Opposition's request for a debate as they refused to agree to the farmer unions' demands. Tharoor further said that if a debate were allowed to happen, MPs could voice the concerns of their constituents, the farmers, and propose solutions to the crisis. Parliament exists to give people's representatives a voice on burning issues of the day," he said. "I just cannot understand the attitude of the Govt and the Speaker in refusing a discussion on the farmers protests and instead insisting on clubbing it with the debate on the President's Address. Shashi Tharoor slams Centre after repeated adjournmentsĪfter repeated adjournments of the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor targetted the Centre on Twitter, asking "Why have a Parliament at all if you don't want it to function".
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