The Upper House of Parliament witnessed a heated exchange between Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and BJP leaders after the Congress MP alleged that Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to speak in the House.
The INDIA bloc MPs are set to protest in the Rajya Sabha against the ruling party's objections to the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's statements.
"Today my heart is filled with pain. I am shocked to see the LoP (Rahul Gandhi) pass 'chichore' comments using words like 'gadar' against a minister. They are also belittling the PM's role. The comments being made are 'chichorapan'," Shivraj Singh Chouhan told ANI.
Opposition MPs held a meeting to discuss the floor strategy for the Parliament proceedings on Thursday at the office of the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge.
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday held a courtesy meeting with former President of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee and Patna Sahib Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, H.S. Sarna.
Congress MP KC Venugopal has lashed out at the Centre, claiming that the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, was not allowed to speak multiple times while the Speaker allowed BJP MP Nishikant Dubey.
BJP leaders maintained that PM Modi wanted to address the House but was denied the opportunity due to disruptions by Congress leaders. The Congress alleged PM Modi stayed away because he did not want scrutiny on national security.
Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Wednesday defended Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, saying Gandhi "rightly referred to him as a traitor."
Ramesh expressed frustration that the LoP's inability to speak would render debates meaningless and accused PM Modi of using parliamentary sessions to deliver election speeches and defame historical figures like Pandit Nehru.
Speaking to reporters during the protest, Sachdeva said, "Rahul Gandhi gaddaar hai (Rahul Gandhi is a traitor), Rahul Gandhi will have to apologise for his statement, he will have to resign."
"A certain kind of atmosphere is being created in Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition was referring to a book, but he was told that the book had not been published. So today, he even brought the book with him," Chaturvedi said. She questioned why BJP members were allowed to quote fro
Speaking to reporters outside the Parliament premises, Singh said, "This is unfortunate. This is the first time such a ruckus has been created during the President's address. They are behaving like children."