Day After 'Reward', Privileges Panel Move Against BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri
NDTV
The BJP leader, who had hurled communal slurs at another MP in the Lok Sabha, had been given charge of handling the party's campaign in an important district in poll-bound Rajasthan on Wednesday.
A week after BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri used communal slurs against a Muslim MP in the Lok Sabha, sparking outrage and criticism of his party and the Speaker for not acting against him, the matter has been referred to the Privileges Committee. लोकसभा अध्यक्ष @ombirlakota जी का आभार,उन्होंने दानिश अली प्रकरण में @LokSabhaSectt की कमिटि को जॉंच का ज़िम्मा सौंपा ।आज यह इसलिए संभव हो पाया क्योंकि लोकसभा में भाजपा का बहुमत है,नहीं तो पहले लोकसभा ने 2006 में RJD-JDU-congress का जूता व माईक मारपीट,2012 में सोनिया गांधी जी की…
The action, announced on Thursday, comes a day after Mr Bidhuri had been tasked with leading the BJP's election campaign in an important district in poll-bound Rajasthan. This had opened another can of worms, with the opposition alleging that he was being "rewarded" for spreading hate.
Speaking in the Lok Sabha in the new Parliament building during the special session last week, Mr Bidhuri had used a string of objectionable and communal words against Bahujan Samaj Party MP Danish Ali. The remarks were condemned by the opposition and four parties - the Congress, DMK, Trinamool Congress and NCP - had written to Speaker Om Birla, demanding immediate punitive action against the MP.
