DK Shivkumar row: Congress' Manickam Tagore accuses Kiren Rijiju of breaching privilege

New Delhi [India], March 25 (ANI): Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Tuesday accused Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju of breaching the privilege and insulting the House after he sought clarification from Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge regarding the Congress' position on reservation for Muslims.
Speaking to ANI outside parliament, Tagore hoped that the privilege committee will take action.
"Parliamentary Affairs Minister has breached the privilege and insulted the House itself. Being Parliamentary Affairs Minister (Kiren Rijiju), he should not have done this thing. This is a valid reason for breach of privilege... I hope the privilege committee takes action. Though, till now in Lok Sabha, no privilege committee has been set up," Tagore said.
This comes after Rijiju sought clarification from Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge regarding the Congress' position on reservation for Muslims. He said Shivakumar's remarks were "extremely serious".
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Monday witnessed adjournments as treasury benches sought to corner the Congress over purported remarks of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar relating to the Constitution, with the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Union Health Minister JP Nadda leading the BJP's attack.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday submitted a breach of privilege notice to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar against Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju for "misleading" the House over Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar's reported remarks on the Constitution.
DK Shivakumar, also slammed the BJP over its protest on his purported remarks relating to the Constitution and said the party is trying to twist his remarks and he is consulting his legal team.
"I don't want to comment much on it. There is no hide and seek in this issue. On quotas, there are several judgements which have come, and after every judgement, amendments have been made to the Constitution; there is nothing else. So they (BJP) are trying to twist it. They don't have any issues. I am happy that Jairam Ramesh has moved a privilege motion. I am also consulting legal experts," the Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister said. (ANI)