"Baseless": Minister On Congress Complaint Over Seating At President Oath
NDTV
Several opposition leaders claimed Mallikarjun Kharge was not accorded a seat commensurate with his position during the President's swearing-in ceremony.
Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal on Monday accused the opposition Congress of misleading the public with a "baseless" allegation on the seating arrangement for the Leader of Opposition in the Upper House Mallikarjuna Kharge at the President's oath ceremony.
Several opposition leaders on Monday wrote to the Rajya Sabha chairman claiming that Mr Kharge was not accorded a seat commensurate with his position during the swearing-in ceremony of President Droupadi Murmu.
Raising this issue when the House reassembled at 3 pm, Mr Goyal contested the Opposition's charge, saying the Leader of Opposition is seated in the third row in the order of precedence of rank, but Mr Kharge was made to sit in the front row.
He said a "baseless" tweet has been posted by a Congress member and it was "misleading the public".
