Stunned by the holocaust in (Nellie) Assam, members of both Houses of Parliament put aside much of the official business slated for the day to express their anguish over the tragic developments in the riot-torn state and called for more imaginative handling of the crisis by the government. In both Houses, members stood in silence as a mark of respect to those killed in the riots. PM’s Blame Game A visibly upset prime minister squarely blamed Assam agitation leaders and “their supporters here and elsewhere in the country” for the violence in the state. The violence has been building up...