NEW DELHI: The opposition in Rajya Sabha on Monday forced the Upper House to adjourn twice over the meeting of a journalist and associate of yoga guru Ramdev with the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder and mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, Hafiz Saeed, in Pakistan.
Members of Congress, BSP and other opposition parties wanted the government to clarify the motive behind journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik's meeting with Saeed.
Though the government clarified that it had nothing to do with the meeting, the opposition members did not relent, forcing the House to first adjourn for 15 minutes and later till 12 in the afternoon.
Vaidik had reportedly met India's most wanted terrorist Hafiz Saeed in Lahore and had an hour long chat with him on July 2.
"Hafiz Saeed asked me about (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi. He said Modi is dangerous and now he has become the Prime Minister of India. He said that Modi is dangerous for the whole of South Asia. I said that his thinking is not right. There is no need to fear Modi," media reports said, quoting Vaidik on his chat with the LeT founder.
Vaidik told media that he had met Saeed as a journalist.
Referring to the meeting, Congress members sought explanation from the government and did not let the Upper House function for almost an hour. They wanted to know from the government whether the meeting had an official sanction.
BSP chief Mayawati too demanded a probe on why Vaidik met Saeed.
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Members of Congress, BSP and other opposition parties wanted the government to clarify the motive behind journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik's meeting with Saeed.
Though the government clarified that it had nothing to do with the meeting, the opposition members did not relent, forcing the House to first adjourn for 15 minutes and later till 12 in the afternoon.
Vaidik had reportedly met India's most wanted terrorist Hafiz Saeed in Lahore and had an hour long chat with him on July 2.
"Hafiz Saeed asked me about (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi. He said Modi is dangerous and now he has become the Prime Minister of India. He said that Modi is dangerous for the whole of South Asia. I said that his thinking is not right. There is no need to fear Modi," media reports said, quoting Vaidik on his chat with the LeT founder.
Vaidik told media that he had met Saeed as a journalist.
Referring to the meeting, Congress members sought explanation from the government and did not let the Upper House function for almost an hour. They wanted to know from the government whether the meeting had an official sanction.
BSP chief Mayawati too demanded a probe on why Vaidik met Saeed.
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