The post-Budget Session of the Parliament, which generally begins with discussions on the Union Budget and its elements, started on an aggressively heated note this year. Courtesy: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s controversial statement on Indian democracy on a global platform.
The ruling BJP and an almost united opposition on the very first day of the session locked horns over his remarks with the BJP alleging that Gandhi attempted to impugn the image of the country by questioning the institution of democracy and Congress hitting back with its old ‘BJP is trying to run away from real issues’ such as Adani Group crisis claim.
As the second day of the post-Budget session began, many opposition leaders gave an adjournment motion notice to the house demanding a detailed discussion on the Hindenburg-Adani crisis.
While Congress MP Manickam Tagore gave an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha demanding a JPC probe into the Hindenburg report, BRS Rajya Sabha MP K Keshav Rao submitted a suspension of business notice under rule 267 with similar demands. Many other opposition leaders gave notice to the speaker as well.
Meanwhile, BJP MP Anurag Thakur hit back at Congress and slammed Rahul Gandhi for his comments abroad during a speech at his alma mater Cambridge University.
“Rahul Gandhi goes abroad and insults the country. He should come to Parliament and apologise to the nation. He says that he is not allowed to speak in Parliament but his attendance in Lok Sabha is lower than the average attendance of MPs in Parliament,” Thakur said.
“Congress knows the art of corruption and corruption through art. They are running a campaign against the country. They should apologise to the nation and stop their Cambridge cries,” he added.
Congress’s response
In response, Congress party’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, “Govt doesn’t want to run the Parliament. Has it ever been witnessed that all the members of a party in power create a ruckus to halt the Parliament? Why should Rahul Gandhi apologise? Instead, they (Centre) should apologise.”
Sam Pitodra backs Rahul Gandhi on BJP vs Congress
Meanwhile, Indian inventor and telecom engineer Sam Pitodra chose to be on Rahul Gandhi’s side in BJP vs Congress over the ‘democracy’ remark row.
Taking to Twitter, he said, “Please, stop promoting and propagating lies about what Rahul Gandhi said in London Were you there? Did you see the video? Do you really know what he said? In what context? What was the main message?
He tweeted, “May I request that before responding to these tweets, please take a deep breath and think before saying anything? Be respectful, dignified, truthful, factual, responsible, and a little generous. We need love and not hate.”
