"Why Didn't He Speak First?": Minister's Dig At Rahul Gandhi On No-Trust Debate
NDTV
Rahul Gandhi's status as a Member of Parliament was restored yesterday and the Congress had been pushing for it to happen early so he could participate in the debate.
Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi asked why the Congress leader did not open the debate on the no-confidence motion against the government and said the treasury benches were "very enthusiastically" waiting for his speech.
Mr Gandhi's status as a Member of Parliament was restored yesterday and the Congress had been pushing for it to happen early so he could participate in the debate. The Congress leader was present in the Lok Sabha today.
When Speaker Om Birla called on Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi to begin the debate on the motion at noon, Mr Joshi, who is the Parliamentary Affairs minister, got up to say he had a point to make. Mr Joshi said that, as per his knowledge, the Lok Sabha secretariat had received a letter at 11.55 am that Mr Gandhi would be speaking in place of Mr Gogoi.