"In his entire public life, Rahul Gandhi never said anything unparliamentary": Congress MP Hibi Eden counters Ashwini Vaishnaw

New Delhi [India], July 30 : Reacting to Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's statement on LoP Rahul Gandhi's speech in the Lok Sabha, Congress MP Hibi Eden said that Rahul has never spoken anything unparliamentary in his entire life and has never behaved in an unruly manner.
"In his entire public life, Rahul Gandhi has never said anything unparliamentary. He has never behaved in an unruly manner, neither has he said anything on communal lines. In the 18th Lok Sabha, when Rahul Gandhi spoke on the President's address and the budget, he was constantly being disturbed by senior ministers. The LoP is a shadow Prime Minister of the country and has a very important role to play in the Parliament. His rights cannot be ceased by any treasury bench or any government. Even if he says something unparliamentary, he is so democratic that he would immediately apologise to the Speaker," Hibi Eden said.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw criticized Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for his speech in the Lower House on Monday and said that the LoP's action, despite being on a Constitutional post, is to undermine democracy and the Constitution.
"It is sad that Rahul Gandhi's behavior as the leader of the opposition and the language he uses in Parliament, questioning the constitutional post of the Lok Sabha Speaker, is an action to undermine democracy and the Constitution. There is a history behind this when Rahul Gandhi publicly tore the ordinance brought by his government, so I do not see any intention of him to follow the limits of the Constitution," Vaishnaw said.
This comes after Rahul Gandhi drew parallels from the Mahabharata, on Monday and attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party over the Union Budget saying that there's an atmosphere of fear in the country, adding that the country is now trapped in a "Chakravyuh of lotus," referring to the BJP's symbol.
Rahul Gandhi criticised the Prime Minister for prominently displaying the lotus symbol and claimed that a new Chakravyuh had been created in the 21st century.
"Thousands of years ago, in Kurukshetra, six people trapped Abhimanyu in a 'Chakravyuh' and killed him. I did a little research and found out that 'Chakravyuh' is also known as 'Padmavuyh' - which means 'Lotus formation'. Chakravyuh' is in the shape of a Lotus. In the 21st century, a new 'Chakravyuh' has been formed - that too in the form of a Lotus. The Prime Minister wears its symbol on his chest. What was done with Abhimanyu, is being down with India - the youth, farmers, women, small and medium businesses. Abhimanyu was killed by six people. Today, too there are six people in the centre of 'Chakravyuh'. Six people control India today too -Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Mohan Bhagwat, Ajit Doval, Ambani and Adani," he added.