The BJP’s Anurag Thakur has submitted a notice for breach of privilege and contempt of the House against Congress’s Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in parliament during the debate on the anti-paper leak bill. In the notice, Thakur has drawn the Speaker’s attention to Gandhi’s use of words like “idiots,” and “blind devotees” (andh bhakts), which he said are unparliamentary. He has also cited Gandhi’s allegations against Home Minister Amit Shah, calling them “baseless”.
The notice – filed under Rule 222 read with Rule 223 of the Rules of Procedure in Lok Sabha — has been submitted to Speaker Om Birla.
In his letter, Thakur said, the terms “idiot” and “andhbhakt” “fall squarely within the category of words that successive Lok Sabha Secretariat compilations of unparliarnentary expressions have hold unfit for use in the House, alongside terms such as “foolish”, “incompetent.’ and other derogatory epithets”.
Their use, he said, is a direct violation of Rule 362(11), which bars a Member from making personal references.
Terming a section of citizens as “idiots” and “andhbhakts” on the floor of the House is offensive, derogatory, and demeans the dignity of Parliament, constituting contempt of the
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