Concern over construction of temple within Charminar premises

M Abdul Rahman (DMK) drew attention of the House during Zero Hour to how the temple had come up within the precincts of the Charminar over the years and is encroaching further on the land belonging to the heritage building.

Rahman said he and his party are not against any temple or any other place of worship but this temple has come up due to negligence of the authorities. He sought Centre's intervention and appropriate action before the situation gets out of hand.

Mahendrasinh Chauhan (BJP) hit out at the government for not paying adequate attention to the issue of bringing back India's prisoners of war and those who went missing during the 1971 war. He said those soldiers who are dead should be declared martyrs and given bravery medals.

Ashok Argal (BJP) demanded installation of more ATMs in rural areas as people have to travel long distances and to cities to withdraw money.

Jaiprakash Agarwal (Cong) demanded that facilities like sewer lines, roads, dispensaries and schools should be built in the unauthorised colonies of Delhi where a lot of poor people live. (MORE)