Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha and Union Minister J.P. Nadda on Thursday called out Congress and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge for "demeaning" and "derogating" constitutional positions and "questioning the Chair."
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Nadda said there could not be a question with regard to admissibility about the Chair and the Chairman's ruling cannot be questioned or criticized. Doing so constitutes contempt of the House and the Chairman.
Condemning the step, Nadda said, "I am disappointed to say that yesterday, the most senior and experienced leader in the house, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, conducted a press conference and addressed criticism towards the Chair. This is condemnable and objectionable. It creates a wrong tradition. However much one condemns it, this cannot be sufficient for it."
Opposition MPs sloganeered through the speech of Nadda.
"Kharge accused that he was not given an opportunity. It is worth mentioning that letters were written by the Chair time and again to the Leader of Opposition to participate and come to the chamber. However, he always refused and did not participate in the last BSE meeting either," Nadda said.
This reflects how much importance they attach to democratic traditions and respect it," he said in a scathing attack, targeting Congress.
On Wednesday, INDIA bloc leaders launched a scathing attack on Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar for the repeated stalling of the House in his "headmaster-type attitude" by treating "Parliament like a school."
In a joint press conference with Congress and its allies, Kharge seriously levelled accusations against Vice President Dhankhar, "The biggest disruptor of the House is the Chairman himself."
Kharge blamed the Rajya Sabha Chairman of partisan conduct by stating he was often acting as the "spokesperson of the ruling party."
Nadda also pointed out that the Congress social media handle had called the Chairman "Chair Leader."
"The way wrong efforts have been made to derogate and demean a constitutional position, and the way democratic values and the constitutional system have been disrupted, the country will never forgive the Congress party," Nadda said.
"Today, they worry about constitutional positions and methods. This is the same Parliament outside whose premises Congress leaders mimicked and mocked the Chairman, while their senior party leader made videos of the," he added.
"Neither the Congress party has any interest in constitutional proceedings nor do they respect constitutional practices. Their press conference yesterday also shows they want to shift the focus from important issues of the nation," he added.
Further questioning the "link" of Congress with foreign forces, Nadda said, "The country wants to know the relationship between senior-most Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and George Soros, who funds billions to destabilise India. Congress takes his money to contribute to destabilising the nation."
"The country will not forgive them. The BJP condemns the efforts of the Opposition to criticise constitutional positions," he said.
Amid the chaos and sloganeering by the Opposition, Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned until 2 p.m.
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