Opposition protests in Parliament over Ram temple donations, Jharkhand students

Opposition MPs including Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party MPs Akhilesh Yadav and Dimple Yadav staged a protest in the Parliament complex on Tuesday over the alleged theft and misappropriation of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya and the police action against protesting students in JharkhandThe Opposition has been demanding a discussion in Parliament on the alleged irregularities concerning donations made to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple while also seeking answers from the government over the treatment of students during recent protestsSamajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav said the Opposition wanted the government to make statements on both issues and alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah was unwilling to come to the House and respondWe want statements on both issues but the Home Minister absolutely does not wish to come to the House and deliver one Dimple Yadav saidShe further alleged that information obtained through Right to Information RTI applications showed that at least 10 children had suffered injuries from pellet guns during the recent protestsThis is because information obtained through RTI filings reveals that at least ten children have sustained injuries from pellet guns This clearly contradicts the governments earlier claims that pellet guns had not been used proving they were lying she saidDimple Yadav also alleged that the government had earlier assured that no FIRs would be registered against children but claimed that a zero FIR had subsequently been registered against a 15yearold girl by allegedly recording her age as 25She demanded that the government clarify the allegations in ParliamentThe Samajwadi Party MP also linked the issue of alleged Ram temple donation theft with the concerns being raised over the treatment of young protestersThere should be a discussion on donation theft inside the House because it was an issue related to our Indian civilisation and our faith Dimple Yadav saidOn the 20th July children were brutally treated and today an RTI report has come out that about 10 children have been hit by pellet guns she addedThe allegations regarding the Ram temple donations have been a major issue for the Opposition during the ongoing Monsoon Session Opposition parties have demanded greater transparency and accountability over the handling of devotees offeringsThe investigation into the alleged donation theft has already widened According to reports eight people had been arrested by July 18 while investigators were examining around 30 additional employees involved in counting cash offerings at the templeThe issue has repeatedly been raised by Samajwadi Party MPs in Parliament On July 30 Akhilesh Yadav and Dimple Yadav led an SP protest in the Parliament complex carrying symbolic daan patras or donation boxes and sought accountability over the alleged theft of temple offeringsOpposition MPs including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had also previously protested at Parliaments Makar Dwar over the alleged donation theft and police action against student protesters The MPs raised slogans and displayed a donation box as part of their symbolic demonstrationDimple Yadav also spoke about the ongoing Jharkhand student protests calling the police action against the protesters very condemnableNobody is silent It is a very condemnable incident We would like to say to our government that they should go and do whatever the children demand she saidThe children are not making any big demands but whatever demands they are making their demands should be heard she addedThe Jharkhand protests have centred on the grievances of students and job aspirants over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations The agitation intensified after protesters marched towards the Jharkhand Assembly in Ranchi with the situation turning tense after barricades were breached and police used force to disperse the demonstratorsThe student issue has since become a major political flashpoint with Opposition leaders demanding accountability over the police action and calling for dialogue with the protestersDimple Yadav said the condition of young people and children in the country was a matter of concern and urged the government to address the issues being raised by themWe want the government to talk because the condition of the youth and the condition of children today is not good in the country she saidThe Oppositions latest protest comes amid continued disruptions and competing demonstrations by the government and Opposition benches in Parliament with the two sides accusing each other of avoiding substantive discussion on issues being raised during the Monsoon SessionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any 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