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Opposition parties have demanded that parliament condole the death of those who they allege have died because of the cash crunch after demonetisation.
“The 70 people who have died standing in queues at banks also deserve a tribute…they were also Indians, hard-working citizens,” said the Congress’ Ghulam Nabi Azad after the Rajya Sabha mourned the death of 130 people in a train accident on Sunday.
Earlier both Houses of Parliament observed a minute’s silence to condole the deaths in the tragic rail accident.
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The government has said that PM Modi will not contribute in the Rajya Sabha or Upper House, where the government is in a minority.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says he’s ready to explain the government’s stand, but the opposition is preventing that because it wants to stall parliament rather than engage in discussion. “The opposition is running away from a debate,” he said today.