Congress president's allegations against RS chairman "condemnable":BJP chief Nadda
Dec 12, 2024
New Delhi [India], December 12 : Leader of Rajya Sabha and BJP chief JP Nadda on Thursday said the allegations levelled against the Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge are "condemnable", adding that the latter should know that the ruling of House Chairman is "final and unquestionable."
"Yesterday the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge levelled allegations against the Rajya Sabha chairman. Mallikarjun Kharge who is a very senior leader should have the information that the ruling of the chairman is final and unquestionable. Levelling these kinds of allegations is condemnable...This is very unfortunate," Nadda told reporters on Thursday outside Parliament, which is currently in the Winter Session.
Nadda further denied the Congress allegation that Opposition leaders are not allowed to speak in Parliament and said that Kharge was given enough time to put forth his views.
"Mallikarjun Kharge has been given adequate opportunities to speak in the parliament but on record has said that he will not speak. He was also invited into the chamber to speak but he refused. This shows that the motive of the Congress party is to not co-operate in the house," the BJP leader said
The BJP chief also accused Kharge of not showing respect to the parliamentary process and said he did not attend Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meetings.
"They (Congress party) want to create disruptions in the functioning of Parliament," Nadda said.
The INDIA bloc submitted the no-confidence motion on December 10 to the Secretary-General of the Upper House of Parliament.
INDIA bloc parties held a joint press conference and said they were forced to resort to the step to "safeguard the democracy and Constitution".
The leaders made allegations about the manner in which the proceedings have been conducted by the Rajya Sabha Chairman.
Kharge, who is Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, accused Dhankhar of behaving like a "spokesperson of the government for his next promotion". He alleged that the "biggest disrupter" in Rajya Sabha is the Chairman himself.
The Winter Parliament Session commenced on November 25, with both Houses getting adjourned fairly early due to disruptions. The winter session is scheduled to go on till December 20.
