New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Congress general secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal on Wednesday sharpened the Opposition's attack on the Centre, accusing union Home Minister Amit Shah of staying away from Parliament and demanding that he explain the alleged police firing on students during the July 20 protests, even as political speculation intensified over the government's reported plans to advance the Delimitation Bill and the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill.
Speaking to reporters in the Parliament complex during the ongoing Monsoon Session, Venugopal questioned the Home Minister's absence from the House at a time when the government is expected to pursue major constitutional legislation and the Opposition has been repeatedly seeking answer...