UNCLE BOOKED FOR RAPING MINOR IN SLEEPER BUS
JAIPUR: A minor was allegedly raped by her uncle in a sleeper bus when she was on her way to Jaipur along with her mother and a few relatives, police said on Sunday. The girl, a student of
Class 5, narrated the incident to her mother, who filed a complaint on Saturday, Station House
Officer Hemendra Sharma said. She was returning home from Madhya Pradesh, along with her mother and relatives, when the incident took place in Jawahar Circle area here on Friday.
NEW DELHI: The winter session of Parliament will start on Monday with a long list of government bills and a raft of issues the Opposition is keen to raise, setting the stage for another round of confrontation between the two sides amid an ongoing economic slowdown and the recent assembly election results.
The winter session also marks the historic 250th session of the Rajya Sabha, which will be celebrated through discussions and the release of a commemorative coin, postal stamp and books.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended his second allparty meeting in as many days on Sunday, and advised members of the treasury benches to take the lead in discussions.
“He said his government will work together with all parties in a constructive manner to address pending legislations and frame policy solutions for specific issues related to environment and pollution, the economy, the agricultural sector and farmers, and the rights of women, youth and the less privileged sections of society,” parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi said.
Modi also emphasised that “the 250th session of the Upper House provided a unique opportunity for highlighting the unique strengths of the Indian Parliament as well as the Indian Constitution, in providing an overarching framework of governance institutions for a diverse country like India,” a release said.
Four meetings were held on Sunday. One was an all-party meeting comprising MPS from both houses called by Joshi, the second was of Rajya Sabha MPS by vice-president and Upper House chairperson Venkaiah Naidu, the third was a meeting of the National Democratic Alliance and the fourth of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentary party executive.
At the BJP meet, a senior leader said Modi advised leaders to set the agenda, and not let the Opposition dominate proceedings. Leading a discussion with the whips of the party and about 10 key ministers including Joshi, Modi didn’t agree to a suggestion