New Delhi: The Congress on Friday filed a privilege motion against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs Nishikant Dubey and Sambit Patra for their comments targeting Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi was quoted as saying by ANI, “We moved a privilege motion against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Sambit Patra. Today we wanted a ruling from the Speaker but the Question Hour was adjourned…The person against whom the privilege motion was moved, was again permitted to speak in the Parliament.”
Gogoi added that it was part of a plot to not let the parliament function. “They are scared of the Adani issue and are running away from it.”
‘Bulldozing attitude of government’: Congress
Launching a scathing attack at the Centre, Congress MP KC Venugopal pointed to the bulldozing attitude of the government to suppress the move of the Opposition. He claimed that on Thursday, one of the members gave a very derogatory remark against Leader of Opposition and another member of the House and Congress party.
The party general secretary said, “Another member gave a derogatory remark outside parliament. Congress party has given a privilege motion against both of the leaders…While we are giving the complaint against derogatory remarks of the member, the same member is allowed to do the same thing today…”
Earlier on Thursday, there was an exchange of words between BJP’s Nishikant Dubey and Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi during the Zero Hour. Dubey had raised questions over Rahul Gandhi’s meetings in the US. At a press conference, BJP MP Sambit Patra had called Rahul Gandhi as the “traitor of the highest order”.
He was quoted as saying by ANI, “We are going to talk about this dangerous triangle which is trying to destabilise India. In this triangle, on one side it is George Soros from America, some agencies of America, another side of triangle is a big news portal named OCCRP…the last and the most important side of the triangle is Rahul Gandhi, ‘traitor of the highest order’. I am not scared to say this word…I don’t have any hesitation to call LoP Lok Sabha, a traitor.”
