<p>Congress members in Lok Sabha today demanded an apology from Union minister V K Singh for his dog analogy and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi what action he plans to take against the minister.<br /><br /></p>.<p>As soon as the House met for the day, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, without specifying the subjects, said she has disallowed all notices of adjournment of Question Hour.<br /><br />At this, Congress members rushed to the Well shouting slogans even as Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu suggested that a discussion on rain and floods in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh should be taken up first as an exception.<br /><br />He said while the state government was doing its best, Parliament should show its support to the people of the state.<br /><br />"Chennai is in neck deep water...navy has been deployed ... the situation is precarious. Let us discuss it on priority," he said.<br /><br />But the unrelenting Congress members continued to raise slogans against Singh demanding an apology.<br /><br />Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge wanted to know the action the Prime Minister plans against Singh for his remarks. The PM was present in the House.<br /><br />The Congress protest continued throughout the Question Hour which continued amidst the din.<br /><br />The Speaker repeatedly urged Congress members to return to their seats saying the issue of intolerance has been discussed at length yesterday and the Home Minister has given a detailed reply.<br /><br />However, the Congress members continued raising slogans in the Well as the Question Hour continued.<br /><br />In October, Singh's remarks had triggered a controversy. When asked about an incident in a village in Haryana where a house was set ablaze leading to the death of two children of a Dalit family, the former Army chief had said "never associate local incidents with the central government. There is an inquiry going on. ... For everything...like if somebody throws a stone at a dog, then the government is responsible ... it is not like that." <br /></p>
<p>Congress members in Lok Sabha today demanded an apology from Union minister V K Singh for his dog analogy and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi what action he plans to take against the minister.<br /><br /></p>.<p>As soon as the House met for the day, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, without specifying the subjects, said she has disallowed all notices of adjournment of Question Hour.<br /><br />At this, Congress members rushed to the Well shouting slogans even as Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu suggested that a discussion on rain and floods in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh should be taken up first as an exception.<br /><br />He said while the state government was doing its best, Parliament should show its support to the people of the state.<br /><br />"Chennai is in neck deep water...navy has been deployed ... the situation is precarious. Let us discuss it on priority," he said.<br /><br />But the unrelenting Congress members continued to raise slogans against Singh demanding an apology.<br /><br />Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge wanted to know the action the Prime Minister plans against Singh for his remarks. The PM was present in the House.<br /><br />The Congress protest continued throughout the Question Hour which continued amidst the din.<br /><br />The Speaker repeatedly urged Congress members to return to their seats saying the issue of intolerance has been discussed at length yesterday and the Home Minister has given a detailed reply.<br /><br />However, the Congress members continued raising slogans in the Well as the Question Hour continued.<br /><br />In October, Singh's remarks had triggered a controversy. When asked about an incident in a village in Haryana where a house was set ablaze leading to the death of two children of a Dalit family, the former Army chief had said "never associate local incidents with the central government. There is an inquiry going on. ... For everything...like if somebody throws a stone at a dog, then the government is responsible ... it is not like that." <br /></p>