Two BJP members in the Lok Sabha brought in a privilege motion against Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra on Thursday for his remarks on Facebook.
The Congress dubbed the motion a diversionary tactic by the ruling party and later met the Speaker against the two MPs reading out their motion on the floor of the House without it being admitted, a party MP said.
While the Opposition stuck to its demand for the resignation of Union Minister Sushma Swaraj and the Chief Ministers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, the government rejected it and raked up the issue of the Facebook post of Mr. Vadra in the Lok Sabha, seeking action against him for “demeaning” MPs.
Here's what Mr.Vadra wrote in his Facebook page:
Amid the slogan shouting by members of the Congress and the BJP, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Prahlad Joshi made brief speeches seeking action against Mr. Vadra for breach of privilege.
Congress MPs later met the Speaker and objected to the speeches made even before the motion was adopted. “Today another example of their stonewalling was portrayed in Parliament through the movement of a fallacious privilege notice. This is political vendetta at its worst and we will put forward our views on the matter at all available forums,” Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia later said.
“That the notice was moved in din is reflective of the government’s character. It shows the level of desperation of the BJP,” he said.
