The death of two cattle traders in Jhabbar village in Jharkhand's Latehar district last month has created uproar in the Rajya Sabha with government and opposition benches blaming each other for the incident. Raising the matter during Zero Hour, Ghulam Rasool Balywi of the JD(U) alleged that the state government did not take any action against police. <br/><br/>He said the two belonging to minority community were found hanging from a tree. Responding to this Minority Affairs Minister Dr Najma Heptulla said that she will write to the Chief Minister about the facts. Members from Congress, Left and JD(U) strongly objected to the Minister's remarks saying it is a casual reaction and trooped into the well. They said the Centre has not taken note of the incident even after a month. Amid uproar, Sitaram Yechury of the CPIM demanded that House Committee should be constituted and visit the area to ascertain the fact as it is a sensitive issue. He was supported by Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad and Sharad Yadav of JD(U). The House witnessed a five-minute adjournment.
News On AIR | April 29, 2016 1:06 PM
Uproar in RS over death of two cattle traders in Jharkhand