Union Ministers and BJP leaders today criticised Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his remark on the Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the Lok Sabha regarding alleged police action during the students’ protest.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday hit out at Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying the Congress leader had “trapped himself very badly” and that he “feels sorry for him.
LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had earlier alleged that HM Shah was either “culpable or incompetent” over the alleged police action during protests, asserting that the Home Minister must explain his role in Parliament. Speaking to reporters on Rahul Gandhi’s remarks made inside and outside the House, Rijiju said, “We are extremely upset with Rahul Gandhi for two reasons. Number one, as a Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi could not speak even on one point in the paper leak bill,” Rijiju said.
He further accused Rahul Gandhi of misleading the House by using “unparliamentary words” and making “wrong” allegations against the Home Minister.”Secondly, he misled by using unparliamentary words and also by wrongly accusing the Home Minister. The Home Minister or any other minister do not give an order for firing. “How can he not know this basic thing? Rahul Gandhi has trapped himself very badly. I feel sorry for him,” he added.Rijiju said that as Parliamentary Affairs Minister, he expected the Leader of Opposition to make substantive interventions during parliamentary proceedings.
Earlier today, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and National spokesperson Sambit Patra rejected Rahul Gandhi’s claim that shots were fired at students during the July 20 protest, asserting that “no shots were fired” and “no one gave any such order”.Addressing the press conference, Patra said that the Congress leader had made the allegations without any evidence or facts.
Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan (Lallan) Singh alleged that the language used by Rahul Gandhi in the House was inappropriate for parliamentary proceedings. Talking to reporters at Parliament premises, he said such conduct lowers the dignity of the House.Union Minister S P Singh Baghel said that the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, failed to uphold the dignity of the constitutional position he holds. He said that a minister never orders a lathi-charge of any kind.
Union Minister Harsh Malhotra demanded an apology from the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his alleged derogatory remarks on the Union Home Minister. Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said that Rahul Gandhi has every right to speak in the interest of students, but he should not have made baseless allegations against the Union Home Minister.
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