Uproar in Lok Sabha after Rahul Gandhi seeks to quote from former Army chief Naravane’s ‘memoir’
The Hindu
Uproar in Lok Sabha as Rahul Gandhi attempts to quote from former Army chief's memoir, sparking fierce opposition from BJP members.
A row erupted in the Lok Sabha on Monday after Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi sought to quote from the unpublished "memoir" of former Army chief Gen (retd) M.M. Naravane but Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, along with other BJP members, strongly opposed it and accused the Congress leader of "misleading" the House.
As Mr. Gandhi rose to speak on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, he said he would first like to respond to the charges made by the previous speaker, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, against the Congress on nationalism and began quoting from what he stated was the "memoir" of Gen. Naravane.
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However, Mr. Singh strongly protested this and asked Mr. Gandhi to clarify whether the book had been published or not.
The uproar went on for about 50 minutes with Speaker Om Birla repeatedly stating that no book or newspaper clipping can be quoted on a matter not related to the proceedings of the House, and Gandhi insisting that the document was authenticated and he could quote from it.
Mr. Gandhi said he never wanted to speak on the particular issue, but decided to do so after BJP's Tejasvi Surya questioned the patriotism of the Congress party. Mr. Singh maintained that the book had not been published.
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