Alwar lynching case raised in Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha

Both houses of parliament today, discussed the lynching of a Muslim man named Rakhar khan in Rajasthan's Alwar district at length amid uproar by the opposition TMC, demanding a law to prevent killings by vigilantes.

Raising the issue through a zero hour mention, Shanta Chhetri of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) cited media reports to say that "88 precious lives have been lost (in lynching incidents) since this government came to power."

In the Lok Sabha, home minister Rajnath Singh, responded to the acquisition of increased instances of lynching bu saying," We are thoughtful about this. This didn't start only recently, the incidents of lynching have been going on since years. I have said this earlier too, the biggest mob lynching is, what happened in 1984."



A group of men on Saturday thrashed 28-year-old Akbar to death in Alwar district on suspicion of cow smuggling. In the same district in April last year, Pehlu Khan, a cattle farmer was lynched by a mob as he rode home from a market with two cows and two calves in the back of his truck.

Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu hoped the government will take note of the issue raised.

After the debate, the upper house was adjourned till 2.30pm.