Priyanka Gandhi, Oppn MPs protest over Ram temple donation theft, student crackdown
Opposition MPs, including Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on Monday over the Ram temple donation theft
Opposition MPs, including Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on Monday over the Ram temple donation theft row and what they described as "police excesses" against student protesters during the anti-NEET paper leak agitation. Gathering near Makar Dwar, the MPs raised slogans such as "Chhanda chor, gaddi chor" and "Amit Shah sadan mein aao", while placing donation boxes at the protest site to symbolise the alleged theft of temple donations.
Read Full Story Some MPs dropped cash into the boxes to represent devotees' contributions before pointing to the alleged theft. Standing around the boxes, they shouted slogans against the government and held up a large banner reading, "Why Amit Shah absent from Parliament?" Among those who joined the protest were Priyanka Gandhi, Samajwadi Party MPs Dimple Yadav and Dharmendra Yadav, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, JMM MP Mahua Maji, and RSP MP NK Premachandran. The MPs also targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing the Centre of remaining silent over both the theft of Ram temple donations and the use of excessive force against students during the recent protests over the NEET paper leak.
The INDIA bloc has vowed to corner the government in Parliament over both issues. The protest came days after Opposition MPs staged a skit inside the Parliament complex in which leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, placed money into donation boxes while Independent MP Pappu Yadav, dressed in saffron attire, theatrically slipped cash into his pockets to depict the alleged theft at the Ram temple. The demonstration drew sharp criticism from the BJP and several Hindu organisations, which accused the Opposition of insulting Sanatan Dharma.
Earlier in the day, floor leaders of INDIA bloc parties met in the chamber of Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge to finalise their strategy for the week. Ends
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