As the winter session of the parliament entered the third week, both houses of the parliament discussed the gang-rape and murder of the 26-year-old veterinarian near Hyderabad today. The woman, who was on her way from her house in Telangana's Shadnagar to a veterinary hospital where she worked, was stranded in Shamshabad after her two-wheeler reportedly suffered a puncture. Her body was found below an underbridge.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also addressed the Parliament. Ms Sitharaman said the criticism that the government is not willing to listen is "absolutely unfair" and emphasised that she herself goes around the country and speaks to people.