New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) After a resolution seeking removal of Speaker Om Birla from office was defeated in the Lok Sabha, the BJP on Wednesday hit out at the opposition, saying the “conspiracy” of the Congress and its allies to lower the dignity of the House could not succeed.
Speaking to reporters in the Parliament House complex, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said Rahul Gandhi stood exposed with Home Minister Amit Shah giving a “very befitting reply” to all the accusations made by the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
Rijiju also thanked all the MPs of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for “firmly” standing by Birla and ensuring defeat of the resolution against the Speaker.
A move to remove Birla as Speaker was defeated by voice votes on Wednesday in Lok Sabha amidst allegations and counter-allegations by the ruling alliance and the opposition with Home Minister Amit Shah tearing into the Congress, saying Gandhi’s contention that he was not allowed to speak was bogus as the fact is that he “does not want to speak”.
Hailing the defeat of the opposition’s resolution, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters in the Parliament House complex, “The entire conspiracy of the Congress and the opposition to lower the dignity of the House could not succeed.” In his detailed reply to the debate, Shah made it clear how Gandhi does “drama” by making a baseless claim that he is not allowed to speak, the former Union minister said.
“He doesn’t know how to speak with patience and humility while following the rules,” Prasad added.
Rijiju alleged that the Congress members deliberately created uproar during the home minister’s reply to the debate.
“Many opposition MPs told me that the Congress was not interested in taking part in voting because they knew that half of opposition members were not with them. So they had a plan to disrupt the speech of the home minister,” the parliamentary affairs minister said.
“The Congress stood exposed completely during the debate. They would not have run away from voting if they had any valid and logical reason behind bringing the resolution against the speaker,” he added. PTI PK PK KVK KVK
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