Lok Sabha is set to discuss issue of intolerance on Monday with the Speaker accepting notices of CPI(M) member P Karunakaran and Congress MP K C Venugopal for a discussion on the matter. The two opposition members had given notices for a discussion on the issue. The matter has been listed for Monday. <br/><br/>The opposition has been seeking a discussion on the issue of intolerance for quite some time. At the all-party meeting held on November 25, opposition parties made a strong pitch for an early discussion on the issue, insisting that returning of awards by writers, artistes and filmmakers should not be taken lightly.<br/><br/>Assuring members on this count, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu had said that the government was ready to discuss all issues including that of intolerance though it fell in the domain of states. He had said the government is aware of the opposition's concerns over the issue.<br/><br/>Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi had also made it clear that his party was going to raise the issue of intolerance.
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LS to discuss issue of intolerance on Monday