‘No need for debate, there should be a detailed investigation’ Says PM Modi
NEW DELHI : “There is no need to debate this, there should be a detailed investigation into this.”He made this statement in an interview to a Hindi daily. said PM Narendra Modi.He said the government is making every effort to take the necessary action because the situation cannot be taken lightly. “The investigating authorities are looking into the matter thoroughly and will soon discover the reason for the attack, he said.
In his first remarks on Wednesday’s Parliament security breach, PM Modi has called for a detailed investigation into the incident.“There is no need to debate this, there should be a detailed investigation,” he told a Hindi newspaper in an interview published Saturday. “The seriousness of this incident should not be downplayed. The (Lok Sabha) Speaker is taking all the necessary steps. Probe agencies are investigating the matter. It is important to find out which elements are behind this and what their objectives are,” he told the newspaper.
On 13 December, two men had jumped from the visitors’ gallery in the new Parliament building onto the members’ benches in the Lok Sabha and set off a smoke canister. Meanwhile, two other persons staged a protest outside Parliament. Delhi Police have arrested six persons in the case, invoking the stringent anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, against four of them. The incident occurred on the 22nd anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, in which more than a dozen people were killed, including the five assailants.
The Opposition has reacted strongly to the security breach. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Saturday said that the reason behind the incident was unemployment and inflation. The BJP hit back, saying that Gandhi “always talks trash” and claimed that unemployment was at its lowest in the last six years.
Meanwhile, Coming down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress on Sunday said The PM is running away from a debate for a very simple reason. Questions will be raised on the role of the Mysuru BJP MP Pratap Simha in facilitating the entry of the intruders into the Lok Sabha on December 13th.”
Taking to X, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh wrote, “The Prime Minister has finally broken his silence on the extraordinary events in the Lok Sabha on December 13th. He says probe is needed and not debate and that such a probe is on. All that INDIA parties are asking for and will continue to press for is a statement by the Home Minister on what happened on December 13th and how exactly it happened.
(With Media Reports).