New Delhi: Opposition members on Tuesday raised concern in the Lok Sabha over two encounters in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, alleging that people were killed by police in cold blood and demanded a CBI probe.
Raising the issue during the Zero Hour, E. Ahamed (IUML) referred to the Nalgonda killings and alleged that five minority youth were shot dead by police in an “extrajudicial massacre”. He demanded a CBI inquiry if a judicial probe was not possible.
Initially, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan was reluctant to allow Mr Ahamed to raise the issue as it was a state matter. Deputy speaker M. Thambidurai used the occasion to press for an inquiry into the killing.
The way Thambidurai raised the issue irked the Speaker who was presiding over the proceedings. “You are a Deputy Speaker. You should not talk directly. You should tell me,” a upset Speaker said after Thambidurai sought a response from home minister Rajnath Singh. Mr Singh merely said the Centre had sought a report from the state governments and will inform members after getting a reply. If the presiding officer so suggested, he could inform the House, he said.
