lS expresses concern over mumbai rape
New Delhi: lok Sabha members on Saturday expressed concern and outrage over the gang-rape of a young photojournalist in Mumbai. Gopinath Munde said the Centre should seek a report from the State Government and a statement should be made in the House as law and order situation in Maharashtra was bad. Sougata Roy (TMC) and Jaya Prada also raised the issue. As members from various parties expressed anguish, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said a report has been sought from the state government on the incident and Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde will make a statement in the House on Monday. Nath said despite stringent laws, such crimes continued to take place.
BJP MP raises Chinese incursions issue
New Delhi: BJP MP from Assam, Bijoya Chakraborty, on Saturday raised in the lok Sabha the issue of repeated Chinese incursions into India. She claimed the Government was not aware of the incursion till the time Indo-Tibetan Border Police came to know of this incident even after five days when the local people brought it to their notice.