The notices allege that Gandhi used unparliamentary language and made serious allegations without following parliamentary rules in the House. The Lok Sabha Secretariat has asked Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to respond by August 28 to two privilege notices over his remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a debate on an exam bill.
In a letter dated August 14, Joint Secretary H Ram Prakash said the notices were submitted by BJP MPs Anurag Singh Thakur and Sanjay Jaiswal.
Jaiswal said Gandhi used expressions and remarks against the Union Home Minister that were “objectionable, derogatory and inconsistent with the established conventions of parliamentary discourse.”
Jaiswal also sought a caution and warning from the Chair for Gandhi to maintain the standards of dignity, restraint and decorum expected from a Member of Parliament.
“While strong criticism of government policy is a legitimate and essential feature of parliamentary democracy, personal attacks and the use of language that is insulting, defamatory or otherwise unparliamentary cannot be permitted within the proceedings of this august House,” Jaiswal said. Earlier reporting noted: Jaiswal, who is also the chief whip of the BJP in the Lok Sabha, shared a copy of the Lok Sabha secretariat’s communication to Gandhi as well as his complaint against the LoP, alleging that the Congress leader’s remarks made in the House against Shah during the debate were “unparliamentary”. Earlier reporting noted: The Lok Sabha secretariat has sought a response from Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on two separate complaints of “breach of privilege” filed by BJP MPs Anurag Thakur and Sanjay Jaiswal for his remarks against Home Minister Amit Shah during the debate on the anti-paper leak bill.
