Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju moved a resolution to suspend six Congress MP’s for the remainder of the session. The MP’s that were nominated for suspension are Hibi Eden, Amarinder Singh, Raja Warring, Manickam Tagore, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, and Kiran Kumar Reddy.
The Lok Sabha has adjourned for the day amidst Opposition protests as the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi was again prevented from quoting from former Army chief M.M. Naravane’s unpublished memoir on India-China conflict.
Congress members trooped into the Well, opposing the Chair, K.P. Tenneti calling other members to speak without the LoP completing his speech.
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Prior to that, the Chair asked Mr. Gandhi to not deviate, but to stick to speaking on the President’s address. “The conflict between China and the U.S. is the biggest global talking point. It is reflected both in the Budget and the President’s address,” Mr. Gandhi said.
Mr. Gandhi further added that there was a conflict between India and China. The Chair then moved on to other speakers. When none from Opposition benches spoke, he called Harish Balayogi of Telugu Desam Party, an NDA ally. That’s when Congress members escalated their protests.
Mr. Gandhi on Tuesday (February 3) authenticated a copy of an article in the Lok Sabha which cited former Army chief Naravane’s unpublished ‘memoir’. As soon as he was asked to speak on the Motion of Thanks, he cited the Speaker’s ruling of Monday (February 2) and authenticated the copy of the article. “I have authenticated it,” he said.
To authenticate a document, a member has to submit a signed copy of it, affirming that it is correct to the best of his knowledge. Mr. Tenneti, who was chairing the House, asked him to table it and said, “We will examine it and get back”.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said Speaker Om Birla has given his ruling and Mr Gandhi is misleading. Mr. Rijiju said the government has conveyed its stand to K.C. Venugopal and Gaurav Gogoi.
Earlier, the Lower House was adjourned till 3 p.m., before that till 2 p.m., and before that till noon, with the Opposition continuing their protest as the House was hearing various Motions.
On Monday (January 2), Mr. Gandhi was prevented from responding to Tejasvi Surya’s charges against the Congress party by using quotes from former Army chief M.M. Naravane’s unpublished memoir.
(with inputs from PTI)
