atrocities on minorities in Pakistan slammed
New Delhi: Cutting across party lines, members in the Rajya Sabha on Monday condemned atrocities against minorities in Pakistan after the issue was raised by Najma Heptulla (BJP) during zero hour.
She said the day Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf was praying at Dargah Sharif, Ajmer, Christians were attacked in Pakistan. Hindus were also facing persecution in Pakistan, she said and urged the government to raise this issue in international forum.
Guru’s body won’t be handed over: Shinde
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Monday ruled out handing over of the body of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru to his family in Kashmir saying that “the body has been buried according the jail manual and there was no way it could be handed over”.
Speaker concerned over Kanjivaram sarees
New Delhi: The exquisitely handwoven Kanjivaram saree is a preferred choice for many women and concerns over its production was shared by lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Monday. Kumar, during Question Hour, directed Textiles Minister Anand Sharma to apprise M Krishnaswamy (Cong) of the steps taken by the Government to promote the variety of sarees. “Please call him to your chamber and give him relevant information he has sought. We are all concerned about Kanjivaram sarees,” she said.
BJP slams cop excess on striking lawyers
New Delhi: Deputy leader of BJP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday condemned police action against protesting lawyers in Chandigarh and Jaipur last week and expressed solidarity with a day-long strike by Bar Council of India on Monday on the issue. Raising the issue during zero hour, the BJP leader said the Bar Council had taken the extreme step after some senior lawyers were roughed by the police and urged the government to uphold self-respect of lawyers.
treatments on TV not licensed: Tewari
New Delhi: Expensive treatments shown on TV for various diseases were not all approved or licensed, the Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari informed Rajya Sabha. “Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has also informed that the drug controller has not approved or licensed treatments as referred,” he said.
95,263 cases pending with consumer fora
New Delhi: As many as 95,263 cases are pending with State consumer fora and 10,761 before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Consumer Affairs Minister KV Thomas informed Rajya Sabha.