BJP's Nishikant Dubey Demands Probe Into USAID-Funded Groups Over Alleged Role in Agniveer Protests

New Delhi: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey On Monday, called for a government probe into USAID-funded organizations in India, accusing them of fostering unrest and having ties with Congress.

During Zero Hour in Lok Sabha, Dubey alleged that USAID-funded organizations protested against the Agniveer initiative, supported caste census, and backed maoism.

Several Congress members rose in protest against Dubey’s remarks and sought to raise a point of order in the Lok Sabha, but were disallowed by presiding officer Sandhya Ray who said such provisions do not apply to Zero Hour proceedings.

Dubey said US President Donald Trump has shut down USAID which spent money only to bring down governments all over the world.

Later, Congress members met Speaker Om Birla to register their objections to Dubey being allowed to make unsubstantiated claims in the House.

Congress member Saptagiri Ulaka from Koraput raised the issue of railway connectivity in south Odisha .

Congress member Mohammad Jawed from Kishanganj in Bihar demanded that the Surjapuri community be included in the central list of OBCs.

Congress member Namdeo Kirsan from Gadchiroli-Chimur in Maharashtra demanded that the central pension scheme for old artistes be reinstated.

BJP member Bhartruhari Mahtab from Cuttack in Odisha demanded that freedom fighters be given free first class pass to travel in Vande Bharat trains.

Shiv Sena-UBT member Arvind Sawant demanded erecting a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji in the premises of the Central Railway Headquarters in Mumbai.

(with agency inputs.)