As the Lok Sabha resumed regular work on Monday, lawmakers demanded government intervention on a range of issues, including attacks on minorities in neighboring Bangladesh, the debate over the Places of Worship Act and protecting the mental health and welfare of young IT professionals. area.
Naresh Mhaske of Shiv Sena (Shinde) said that atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh cannot be said to be an internal matter of neighboring countries only. He urged the central government to strongly urge Bangladesh to conduct an impartial investigation into atrocities against minorities.
Joining the issue, Trinamool Congress MP Sudeep Bandopadhyay also sought a statement from the government on the issue. “India should step up its efforts for this,” he said. “They (minorities in Bangladesh) are being tested, religion is becoming bigger there… It is a sin to be a Hindu, Sikh or Jain (there)… The Foreign Secretary recently visited Bangladesh…. Why is the government silent? The House is running, let us know what is happening,’ he said.
‘Foreign Minister or Prime Minister must come to the House. We believe this matter should be referred to the government from your president, we will get a reply by tomorrow,” said the TMC MP from Kolkata North.
Congress MP Hiby Eden urged the government to take steps to ensure that mental health is treated as a serious issue and corporates and multinationals follow labor laws and regulations. Regarding the death of Anna Sebastian Peraille, a 26-year-old employee at an accounting firm “due to work pressure,” he said, “Her death has brought to light the serious issue of excessive work pressure and its impact on the health and well-being of IT professionals.
AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi raised the issue of new bids to alter or alter the character of Islamic places of worship across the country. “At least 12 serious cases have been filed to alter or change the character of mosques and shrines. These include Baba Budangiri Dargah in Karnataka, Bija Mandal Mosque, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh and Badruddin Shah Dargah in Baghpat. The Modi government must give a clear answer to its commitment to enforce the law…,” Owaisi said.
“Historical wrongs cannot be rectified by people taking the law into their own hands. In order to preserve the character of the Places of Worship Act, Parliament has decreed that history should not use its mistakes as a tool to oppress the present and the future under certain conditions. Madam, this is what the seven-judge Constitution Bench said in the Babri Masjid vs. Ram Mandir judgment,” he said.
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