Govt offers Amit Shah statement in Parliament, opposition doesn't relent

The Monsoon Session of Parliament has been marred by opposition protests since it began on July 20.NEW DELHI: Govt Monday agreed to a debate in Parliament on the recent student protest and home minister Amit Shah’s statement on the issue, but it failed to break the impasse as Congress insisted that all its demands, including PM Modi’s apology for alleged police excesses against protesters and a statement on embezzlement of Ram temple funds, be met.“Congress and Rahul Gandhi have been demanding a statement from Shah from day one (of Parliament’s monsoon session). Govt is ready to hold a discussion and give a detailed response. I request Congress not to walk out during his (Shah’s) statement. It should not be scared and run away,” parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said.The oppositi