ongress MP KC Venugopal on Thursday said the party was prepared to face the privilege motion against its members, asserting that the opposition would continue raising issues in Parliament despite pressures.
This comes a day after Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that BJP members in the Lok Sabha would move a privilege notice against Rahul Gandhi for "misleading the House and making baseless statements."
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday criticised the media for allegedly blindly following BJP directives, calling it a disservice to the country.
In a heated Lok Sabha exchange, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal slammed Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi, saying he "should be aware of the limits of his words and language" and questioning its place in parliamentary democracy.
"I am challenging them to reply to Rahul Gandhi's speech. LoP Rahul Gandhi raised the most pertinent issues during the speech yesterday. Nirmala Sitharaman did not answer his questions. Kiren Rijiju tweeted a video after the House was adjourned. How did he access the video of Parliament?
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday slammed Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, calling him an immature part-time politician and saying he has provided no evidence for his recent claims.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday said he has moved a motion in the Lok Sabha against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, while accusing him of misleading the country.
In a post on social media platform X, Rijiju shared what he described as an "illegal video" recorded by a Congress MP. He alleged that around 20-25 Congress MPs entered the Speaker's chamber, abused him and threatened Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday rejected Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju's claim that she encouraged Congress MPs during a confrontation in the Lok Sabha Speaker's chamber, asserting that no abuse took place and that she spoke only peacefully at the end.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prakash Reddy on Thursday sharply criticised Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his remarks on the India-US interim trade agreement, calling them a "rogue statement" and describing Gandhi as "mentally a foreigner
BJP MPs Manoj Tiwari and Chandra Prakash Joshi will present the Fourth Report (in Hindi and English) of the Committee on Petitions on the representation of Parameswaran Krishna Iyer concerning the levying of penal charges for non-maintenance of minimum balance in bank accounts.