After Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee was seen mimicking Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda on Wednesday condemned the opposition and compared them with "jokers".
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh referred Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Jagdeep Dhankhar's mimicry incident as a "black stain" on Indian democratic traditions. Singh also strongly condemns the incident.
A ten-member delegation led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the alleged delay in the release of MGNREGA funds to the state.
"This is a complaint against TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi MP (leader of Congress), and other MPs for making defamatory remarks, mocking and mimicking the style of the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar while presiding over the house," Jindal said in
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged to release dues of nearly Rs. 1.16 lakh crore from the Government of India on account of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes and pending claims for natural disasters over past years.
Under fire from the members in the Treasury and the BJP-led Centre over his mock impersonation of Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on the Parliament complex, suspended TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee on Wednesday clarified his conduct saying he was intending to hurt anyone.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's name was proposed as the prime ministerial candidate for the INDIA bloc by Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal in the just-held meeting in the national, where all 28 partners have converged to chalk plans for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
A day after expressing his anguish over being mocked at and ridiculed by suspended TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee outside the Parliament, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, too, voiced his pain over the theatrics by a member in the 'sacred' Parli
"We don't have any interest in this. Even people do not have any interest in it. Our leader is Narendra Modi. There is no question of thinking of any other leader after having such a powerful leader like Modi," Suvendu Adhikari said.
The Jat Association expressed strong criticism on Tuesday towards Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee for mimicking of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, stating that the Jat community will respond to this act of disrespect in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has turned down suggestion about being the prime ministerial candidate of the INDIA bloc for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and said the issue will be decided later and their first priority is to try and get a majority by working together.