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| On Conversions, Government, Opposit |
| On Conversions, Government, Opposition Spar in Parliament: 10 Developments
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| INDIA
, 11-December-2014
5:7:30 AM |
| A massive row over religious conversions hit work in Parliament today as the opposition raised slogans in Parliament, forcing adjournments. After a meeting called by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, the government accepted the opposition's demand for a discussion on conversions
1Opposition parties shouted slogans in the Lok Sabha demanding the government's explanation on the conversions in Agra on Monday, reportedly by groups linked to the ruling BJP's ideological mentor RSS or Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
2"If the ruling BJP is not involved, then it should at least stop these conversions. All opposition parties should come together against this. Conversions in Aligarh and other places will lead to communal problems all over the country," said BSP Chief Mayawati.
3The government has said it is open to a detailed discussion in the house. "We want detailed discussion too, but not chaos and targeting of the government," said Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu.
4Mr Naidu also said his government was ready to consider an anti-conversion bill if the opposition was "sincere".
5The BJP has denied any role in the conversions, but some of its MPs have defended what they describe as "ghar vapsi" (homecoming).
6BJP MP Vinaya Katiyar raised eyebrows with his comment that "even Omar and Farooq Abdullah may have been Hindus "a few decades ago."
7BJP MP Adityanath has declared that he will go ahead with a similar event planned in Aligarh on December 25 to convert Christians and Muslims. "The administration must not block the programme in Aligarh," Adityanath warned today.
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