Ruckus in LS over US gurudwara attack
10 Aug 2012 8:58 AM IST
The Lok Sabha was adjourned Thursday after heated exchanges between Akali Dal members and the government over the recent attack on a US Gurudwara by a lone gunman who killed six devotees.
Akali Dal member Harsimrat Kaur raised the issue during zero hour and alleged that the central government was not doing anything in the matter. Her demand that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should lead an all-party delegation to the US was supported by Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj.
Parliamentary Affairs minister Pawan Kumar Bansal countered Akali Dal leaders saying they should have instead opted for a calling attention motion on the subject to which the government would have been obliged to reply. After being prodded by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Bansal countered them by saying they should not play politics over the issue.
'Whatever has happened is a tragedy for the whole nation and it is a matter of concern... we should not bake our political cake over the funeral pyre of the victims...it is not good,' said Bansal.
'We are concerned over the issue... why are you playing politics over it... what has your (Shirmani Akali Dal) government (in Punjab) done in the matter,' he added.
This did not satisfy the Akali Dal members who continued to create a ruckus in the house forcing AIADMK leader M. Thambidurai, who was in the chair, to adjourn the Lok Sabha till 2 pm.
Leader of Opposition, Sushma Swaraj also said the government should come back to the house with the details of the incident and the steps it has taken on Monday when parliament will resume work after extended week-end. Earlier, Congress member Partap Singh Bajwa expressed condolences for those killed in the attack on a Gurdwara in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sunday. BSP leader Dara Singh Chauhan also expressed his party's concern over the incident.
WISCONSIN GURUDWARA OPEN TO PUBLIC
Five days after the tragic shooting incident inside its premises which resulted in the death of six Sikh worshippers, the Wisconsin Gurudwara was today opened for the public.
The local police handed over the Oak Creek Gurudwara to its management which immediately started the cleaning of the entire premises, with authorities saying that it is now open for the public.
‘It is now open for the public,’ Jagajit Singh Sandhu, member of the temple committee told PTI. The Gurudwara was handed over to the management early this morning, following which the management started the cleaning purpose ‘We expect the cleaning to be over soon, but it is open for the public now,’ Singh said. Built in 1997 to meet the needs of the local Sikh community, the Gurudwara was the scene of a tragic incident on Sunday when a lone gunman went on a shooting rampage, killing six Sikh worshippers.
Akali Dal member Harsimrat Kaur raised the issue during zero hour and alleged that the central government was not doing anything in the matter. Her demand that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should lead an all-party delegation to the US was supported by Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj.
Parliamentary Affairs minister Pawan Kumar Bansal countered Akali Dal leaders saying they should have instead opted for a calling attention motion on the subject to which the government would have been obliged to reply. After being prodded by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Bansal countered them by saying they should not play politics over the issue.
'Whatever has happened is a tragedy for the whole nation and it is a matter of concern... we should not bake our political cake over the funeral pyre of the victims...it is not good,' said Bansal.
'We are concerned over the issue... why are you playing politics over it... what has your (Shirmani Akali Dal) government (in Punjab) done in the matter,' he added.
This did not satisfy the Akali Dal members who continued to create a ruckus in the house forcing AIADMK leader M. Thambidurai, who was in the chair, to adjourn the Lok Sabha till 2 pm.
Leader of Opposition, Sushma Swaraj also said the government should come back to the house with the details of the incident and the steps it has taken on Monday when parliament will resume work after extended week-end. Earlier, Congress member Partap Singh Bajwa expressed condolences for those killed in the attack on a Gurdwara in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sunday. BSP leader Dara Singh Chauhan also expressed his party's concern over the incident.
WISCONSIN GURUDWARA OPEN TO PUBLIC
Five days after the tragic shooting incident inside its premises which resulted in the death of six Sikh worshippers, the Wisconsin Gurudwara was today opened for the public.
The local police handed over the Oak Creek Gurudwara to its management which immediately started the cleaning of the entire premises, with authorities saying that it is now open for the public.
‘It is now open for the public,’ Jagajit Singh Sandhu, member of the temple committee told PTI. The Gurudwara was handed over to the management early this morning, following which the management started the cleaning purpose ‘We expect the cleaning to be over soon, but it is open for the public now,’ Singh said. Built in 1997 to meet the needs of the local Sikh community, the Gurudwara was the scene of a tragic incident on Sunday when a lone gunman went on a shooting rampage, killing six Sikh worshippers.
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