'Intolerance' fireworks likely to continue in Parliament
December 01, 2015  09:30
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It will be another stormy day in Parliament on Tuesday as the opposition is expected to stick to the debate on intolerance. 

The Lower House witnessed a fierce debate on the issue after Left leader Mohd Salim accused Home Minister Rajnath of saying that "India is seeing a Hindu leader for the first time in 800 years".

The comments by Mohd Salim, who cited a report in a news magazine while initiating the debate on 'intolerance, led to a deadlock with the ruling side demanding that he either withdraw these comments or apologise.

The logjam, because of which the House was adjourned four times, was resolved in the evening after Speaker Sumitra Mahajan expunged the remarks related to the allegations.

This paved the way for resumption of the debate during which opposition parties like CPI(M) and Congress attacked the government, alleging that intolerance had increased since the National Democratic Alliance government came.
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