Woman staff allegedly strangulated in war-like situation between Govt and opposition in Rajya Sabha

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Last Update: 2021-08-11 06:54:00 IST
Woman staff allegedly strangulated in war-like situation between Govt and opposition in Rajya Sabha Escalating his attack on the opposition, the union minister Piyush Goyal said that incident has tarnished the reputation of the August house.
Woman staff allegedly strangulated in war-like situation between Govt and opposition in Rajya Sabha
Escalating his attack on the opposition, the union minister Piyush Goyal said that incident has tarnished the reputation of the August house.
There were reports that attempts were made to strangulate a woman security staff. The union minister and leader of house in Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal on Wednesday demanded that a high-level committee to be formed to look into the incident thoroughly.
Escalating his attack on the opposition, Goyal said that this incident had stained the reputation of the August House.
He added, “the opposition members even tried to stop me and the Parliamentary Affairs Minister from coming out of our chambers. This is unfortunate. Such behavior should never be tolerated by the House and the country.” Goyal further said that the oppositions came with the mindset of not letting the House function from day one of the Monsoon Session.