Before the Cabinet met on Wednesday evening, Naidu held a meeting with some National Democratic Alliance MPs at his residence during which he had indicated a plan to launch a campaign against the Congress after the winter session to take the message among people about the main opposition party’s bid to “stall” key legislative measures in the Rajya Sabha, where the government does not have a majority. While sloganeering was attributed to absence of action against BJP MP Virendra Singh for his “objectionable” remarks against former PMs and the Congress brass, the unrest started earlier this week in the wake of court summons in the National Herald case.
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Virendra Singh, member from Bhadoi in Uttar Pradesh, said while the Congress is talking about the pain of the farmers, their leaders Rahul Gandhi and Jyotiraditya Scindia had no knowledge about farming or agriculturists and can not even distinguish between bajra, jowar and wheat.
“Coming to the well (of the house) and raising slogans against the prime minister…”
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says we want a discussion and debate in House.
Referring to Wednesday’s protests, Biju Janata Dal member Bhartruhari Mahtab said that not only were papers thrown while the deputy speaker was in the chair but his desk too was thumped repeatedly.
Parliament is expected to witness another day of uproar today with Congress likely to continue its agitation in both Houses. When the House reconvened at eleven.forty five pm, query hour went on amid the din as Congress members continued protesting within the nicely of the House.
When Speaker Sumitra Mahajan pointed out the matter had already been raised Thursday, Kharge said the absence of an apology meant that he was in fact being supported by the government.
To this, Singh said, “This only benefited the banks and farmers”.
Kharge said the previous Congress-led government had given a loan waiver of Rs 72,000 crore.
Soon after, however, several Congress members trooped into the well of the House shouting anti-government slogans like “Modi teri tanashahi nahi chalegi, nahi chalegi (Modi’s dictatorship will not be tolerated)” and “Hitlershahi nahi chalegi (Hitler-like attitude will not be tolerated)”.
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Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy said the remarks of the member had been expunged and “it was wrong to obstruct the House”. However, the Speaker carried on with the business of the House.
