During Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (February 11, 2026), members demanded proper memorial for Anushilan Samiti revolutionaries in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, curbs on Korean mobile games, and right to recall elected representatives. Issues such as granting Constitutional status to the National Commission for Minorities and the impact of the bilateral trade agreement with the United States on soybean farmers in Madhya Pradesh were also raised during Zero Hour.
Trinamool Congress MP Ritabrata Banerjee said 12 revolutionaries were convicted in Alipore Conspiracy Case and deported to Andaman in 1909. He said three among them — Barindra Kumar Ghosh, Ullashkar Dutta, and Hemchandra Kanungo — were central to the Jugantar and Anushilan Samiti networks.
“They are conveniently forgotten. They need to be given their due respect. These revolutionaries need to be celebrated. Busts of these three revolutionaries must be set up in Andaman because these revolutionaries never wrote mercy petitions, never ever wrote mercy petitions, and they are conveniently forgotten,” Mr. Banerjee said.
Congress MP Jebi Mather Hisham, referring to the cases of the deaths of three sisters in Ghaziabad and a young girl in Kerala, said youth are not able to identify the reality and the fantasy world. “They will create a virtual world, influenced by social media, and especially they share the concern of this Korean content, online games, and pop that is available in the country now,” Ms. Hisham said.
