Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to reply to the opposition over the much controversial issue of Delhi riot in Parliament around 5 pm today. This is the first time when the Home Minister will speak on the issue after 13 long days of the Delhi communal violence.
The discussion will be initiated by BJP member Meenakshi Lekhi and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Choudhary according to the Lok Sabha Bulletin.
Congress along with other opposition parties has been demanding strongly a discussion on the Delhi riot since March 2 and disrupted the working of the Parliament over this issue. However, the ruling government had opted to engage in the discussion only after Holi.
The persisting protest against the much controversial CAA Act and the fear of NRC had led to the communal riot of Hindu-Muslim in the east and north area of Delhi between February 23 and 26. The brute violence had caused 53 people's death and severely injured more than 200 people. It had also destructed property worth 25,000 crore.
The graveness of Delhi riot can be explained from the fact that 254 FIRs have been registered and nearly 1,000 individuals have been detained according to the latest figures by Delhi police.
Home Minister Amit Shah's words on the riot matters a lot, as the Delhi police whose role during the riot and before that has been criticised several times, comes under the direct authority of the Union government. There have been accusations against the Delhi police of not taking appropriate action to curb the violence.
Meanwhile, the parliament discussion on the Delhi riot will be at a time when the political crisis is on its peak for the Madhya Pradesh Congress government. In a recent development, former congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has joined the BJP leading the Nath government to possible minority as several others congress MLAs are said to leave the party after Scindia.
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