Miffed with Rajnath, Cong walks out of Lok Sabha over Arunachal issue

The Lok Sabha saw heated exchange of words between Congress leader Mallikarjuna Kharge and Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

New Delhi: Furious over the statements made by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who accused the UPA of destabilising several governments over the past while discussing the political crisis in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Congress leaders, on Tuesday, staged a walk out from the Lok Sabha.

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday locked horns over the political developments in Arunachal Pradesh.

Follow live updates here:

Congress stages walk out from Lok Sabha following HM Rajnath Singh's statement on Congress's allegations regarding.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh speaking in Lok Sabha: BJP has nothing to do with crisis in Arunachal and Uttarakhand. In the history of independent India if there is anyone who has old habit of destabilizing popular Govts, it is Congress. Kharge ji has levelled serious allegations against Government of India. He said that this Government has habit of destabilizing popular Governments. If you will put your boat which has a hole in it, in water, it is likely to drown. You can't blame the water for it.

Mallikarjun Kharge leads Congress charge in Lok Sabha: SC's reply to BJP in Arunachal Pradesh is an apt reply to the former's attempt to malign Congress. BJP lacks numbers but they are still trying to play with numbers and malign democracy and the constitution.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh speaking in Lok Sabha: Technology and research needs to be updated as well, and all these steps are being decided. We are all working on how to deal with cyber crime, and we know that it needs to be strengthened.

The Prime Minister arrived at the Parliament to take part at the BJP parliamentary party meet.

On the first functional day of the Monsoon Session, the Opposition sought to grill the government on a range of issues including the Arunachal Pradesh crisis, Kashmir violence and India's failed NSG bid among others, even as the NDA government seeks to pass the long awaited GST bill in this session.