Union MoS for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu called the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and Congress MPs "Sadad ka gunda" (street thug) following a heated exchange between the two leaders outside the Parliament.
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Centre of avoiding scrutiny on national security, after he was repeatedly stopped from speaking in Parliament while citing former Army Chief General MM Naravane's "memoir".
Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for calling Union MoS Ravneet Singh Bittu a "traitor," recalling Operation Blue Star and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Union MoS for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu hit back at Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over "traitor" remark, saying the Congress leader is using such language because he quit the party and switched to the BJP.
Speaking to the reporters, Venugopal said, "We are ready to function, but it is up to them. They don't want the House to function. They can suspend each and every member of the House."
Rahul Gandhi said he was prepared to personally hand over General Naravane's book to the Prime Minister in the Lok Sabha, asserting that the contents of the book reveal the "truth" about the government's response during the Ladakh crisis.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister of State (MoS) for Railways, Ravneet Singh Bittu, on Wednesday engaged in an exchange of words outside the Parliament, calling each other "traitors."
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday slammed the Centre over the United States' claim that India may reduce tariffs to zero on certain American goods and purchase USD 500 billion of US energy, technology, agricultural, and coal products.
Underscoring the role of opposition in the democracy, Yaskhi called the incident "complete dictatorship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the central government." He further called for public protests against the central government and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi must follow parliamentary rules while speaking in the House.
The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Wednesday amid heavy sloganeering by Opposition members over the suspension of eight opposition MPs a day earlier during the Budget Session.