The turmoil over the meeting of a journalist with terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed stalled Parliament for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, with Government stating it has nothing to do with it and terming it as “diplomatic misadventure of a private individual.”
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha saw disruptions as soon as the two Houses met for the day, with opposition Congress seeking suspension of Question Hour to get government’s response over the “serious” matter.
Both Houses were again disrupted during the Zero Hour with Congress members expressing concern over the meeting and entering the Well raising slogans.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told Rajya Sabha that the government has nothing to do with either the visit or the meeting between Ved Pratap Vaidik and Saeed. “It is a diplomatic misadventure of a private individual,” he said.
In Lok Sabha, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said government has nothing to do with a journalist meeting one of the most wanted in India. “Allegation that the government facilitated the journalist’s meeting with Hafiz Saeed is false and baseless,” Ms. Swaraj said.
