BJP MP Wants Rahul Gandhi Out Of Lok Sabha Over Cambridge Comments

Congress MP Nishikant Dubey has called for the formation of a special committee to look into Rahul Gandhi's statements.

The BJP is all set to intensify its attack on Congress's Rahul Gandhi over his recent comments on Indian democracy at Cambridge University.A party MP, Nishikant Dubey, has called for the formation of a special committee to look into Mr Gandhi's statements, which, his party contends, is an insult to Parliament, democracy and the country's institutions. The committee, Mr Dubey has said, should help end Mr Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership.

Speaking about this, Mr Dubey had drawn a parallel with the special committee of 2005, which had looked into the cash for parliament questions scam and terminated the membership of 11 MPs. The committee said they had hurt the dignity of the Parliament and its decision was upheld by the Supreme Court, Mr Dubey said.

Rahul Gandhi, he added, has continuously tarnished the dignity of Parliament and the country with his remarks in Europe and America, and so, the time has come to "expel" him from the Parliament.

Last week too, Mr Dubey had sought termination of Mr Gandhi's membership from Lok Sabha while deposing before a parliamentary panel over his privilege notice against the Congress leader, news agency Press Trust of India had reported, quoting sources.