Salim's remark on Rajnath stalls LS
NEW DELHI, Dec 1, 2015, DHNS:
CPM member Mohammad Salim’s controversial reference to remarks attributed to Home Minister Rajnath Singh threatened to derail the debate on “intolerance” in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Singh, who was present in the Lok Sabha, strongly denied that he had referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the “first Hindu ruler to rule Delhi in 800 years”. The minister said he was deeply hurt by the claim.
“I have never been so much hurt in my parliamentary life. If a home minister makes such comments, he has no right to be in his post,” he said, adding that MPs and even minorities know he cannot make such remarks.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy asked Salim to withdraw the comments till their authenticity was ascertained
Salim said the controversial remarks were attributed to Singh by a weekly in its report on a meeting of several Union Ministers and top leaders of the RSS and refused to withdraw it.
The Left leader insisted that he was not levelling any allegation against the home minister and stood his ground, an action that had some members of the ruling party on their feet in protest.
The standoff between the Opposition and the treasury benches led to four adjournments in the Lok Sabha. BJP member Hukum Singh gave a notice to move a breach of privilege motion against Salim and the editor of the weekly, but the Speaker did not take cognisance of the same.
The Lok Sabha could return to normal business only after Speaker Sumitra Mahajan expunges the remarks made by Salim. Members from both the camps cited rules to support their arguments either in support of Salim or opposing it and demanding a ruling from the Speaker.
BJD member B Mahtab said a member has to give prior notice before levelling any allegations against another member.
As the standoff continued, Trinamool leader Sudeep Bandyopadhyay accused both the CPM and the BJP for triggering the controversy only to derail the discussion on “intolerance.”
Singh, who was present in the Lok Sabha, strongly denied that he had referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the “first Hindu ruler to rule Delhi in 800 years”. The minister said he was deeply hurt by the claim.
“I have never been so much hurt in my parliamentary life. If a home minister makes such comments, he has no right to be in his post,” he said, adding that MPs and even minorities know he cannot make such remarks.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy asked Salim to withdraw the comments till their authenticity was ascertained
Salim said the controversial remarks were attributed to Singh by a weekly in its report on a meeting of several Union Ministers and top leaders of the RSS and refused to withdraw it.
The Left leader insisted that he was not levelling any allegation against the home minister and stood his ground, an action that had some members of the ruling party on their feet in protest.
The standoff between the Opposition and the treasury benches led to four adjournments in the Lok Sabha. BJP member Hukum Singh gave a notice to move a breach of privilege motion against Salim and the editor of the weekly, but the Speaker did not take cognisance of the same.
The Lok Sabha could return to normal business only after Speaker Sumitra Mahajan expunges the remarks made by Salim. Members from both the camps cited rules to support their arguments either in support of Salim or opposing it and demanding a ruling from the Speaker.
BJD member B Mahtab said a member has to give prior notice before levelling any allegations against another member.
As the standoff continued, Trinamool leader Sudeep Bandyopadhyay accused both the CPM and the BJP for triggering the controversy only to derail the discussion on “intolerance.”
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