NEW DELHI: It was one different day of protest outdoor Parliament by the opposition on Wednesday. However, this time, after masks, T-shirts, and baggage, Congress MPs distributed rose flowers and the nationwide flag (Tiranga) to NDA MPs. In a single such commerce, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was seen handing a Tiranga to defence minister Rajnath Singh, who had merely arrived.
Aside from distributing flowers and flags, opposition MPs moreover carried placards that be taught: “Desh ko mat bikne do” (Don’t let the nation be purchased).
“We now have distributed the nationwide flag and requested them to not promote the nation nonetheless to take it forward. Sadly, we see that Adani is working the nation these days. Each little factor is being handed over to him, and the voice of the poor is being suppressed. We’re in opposition to this conspiracy to advertise the nation,” said Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad.
The protest marks the most recent in a string of opposition assaults on the federal authorities. On Tuesday, Congress MPs held a protest, donning ‘Adani-Modi’ baggage, whereas on Monday, Congress MPs impersonated the PM and the billionaire carrying masks, with Rahul Gandhi conducting a mock interview. Over the earlier week, Congress MPs wore T-shirts with caricatures to demand investigation into alleged Adani bribery bills by the US.
A blame recreation moreover has erupted between the federal authorities and the opposition over who’s accountable for the continuous parliamentary disruptions. “We will the Speaker (Om Birla)… pleading to run the House,” said Congress MP KC Venugopal, holding a Tiranga and rose flowers.
Earlier inside the day, flagging “defamatory remarks” made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey linking the Gandhis to US-based billionaire George Soros, Congress’s deputy chief inside the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, wrote a letter to Speaker Om Birla demanding that the remarks be expunged to verify the sleek functioning of the House.
The Congress social gathering expressed its willingness to participate inside the legislative enterprise listed for the continued Winter Session of Parliament, pending the Speaker’s selection.
Within the meantime, the BJP has doubled down on its bills, stating: “The connection between George Soros and the Nehru-Gandhi family runs deep, extending previous Sonia Gandhi’s perform as co-president of the Dialogue board of Democratic Leaders – Asia Pacific (FDL-AP).”
On Opposition distributing roses, Nishikant Dubey said, “Is that this not a drama that they are doing proper right here? These are childish strategies. Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi have moreover been Leaders of Opposition nonetheless have been they ever seen making motion pictures like this? These are children…”
On Wednesday, the Rajya Sabha was however as soon as extra compelled to adjourn until subsequent day amid protests from every the treasury and the opposition benches over slogans referencing Sonia-Soros and Adani-Modi. This comes as every Houses of Parliament is coping with repeated disruptions, with the BJP alleging Congress’s hyperlinks with George Soros and opposition claiming the Adani group is being shielded by the BJP.
