New Delhi, July 20 : The Lok Sabha was adjourned for about five minutes after BJP and Congress members clashed over remarks from Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday.
During the high-decibel debate on the first No-Trust Motion, Mr Gandhi lashed out at the BJP led government and especially singled out Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said his (Rahul) observation on Rafale fighter jet deal has almost silenced Mr Modi and ‘he cannot see eye to eye with me’.
Mr Gandhi’s participation in the debate was marred by regular noisy protests from the treasury bench including Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and several of her colleagues.
The Congress president charged that Ms Sitharaman had earlier misled the country by stating that the details of the deal with French government could not be shared because it was part of a secret pact.
Mr Gandhi claimed that he had met French President Emmanuel Macron in Delhi and the latter had told him that there was no secrecy about the deal.
The Congress president also lampooned the Prime Minister for his claim that he would be country’s ‘chowkidar’ (custodian) and said Mr Modi has turned out to a ‘bhagidaar’ (participant) in corruption.
In this context, Mr Gandhi referred to the case pertaining to the son of a top BJP leader and also the manner the government was allegedly helping corporate houses in its various dealings.
The House had to be adjourned as entire treasury bench and also members from Congress indulged in heated exchange.
After the House resumed, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan advised members to maintain restrain while participating in the debate.
UNI
Comments are closed.