New Delhi, July 31 (UNI) The Congress on Wednesday gave a notice in the Lok Sabha to move a privilege motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for posting a portion of remark made by Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur that was expunged by the Chair, stating it as ‘breach of privilege and Contempt of the House’.
In a letter to Speaker Om Birla, Congress MP from Jalandhar Charanjit S Channi said, “On July 30, 2024, certain objectionable remarks made by Anurag Singh Thakur were expunged from the proceedings of the House by the Speaker, Lok Sabha. Relevant extracts from proceedings are enclosed.”
He said, “It is however, shocking to note that these expunged portions had been tweeted by the Prime Minister on ‘X’ along with whole speech video. In addition to this, other objectionable expunged words in the speech had also been tweeted.”
“In view of the foregoing, the Prime Minister’s tweeting of remarks which had been expunged from the proceedings of the Lok Sabha clearly amounts to a breach of privilege and Contempt of the House. I, therefore, contemplate to move a privilege motion against Prime Minister and request you to please admit my motion and permit me to move the same.
Request that privilege proceedings may be initiated against the Prime Minister,” he wrote.
Notably ,a remark by BJP MP Anurag Thakur during a Budget discussion on Tuesday, created an uproar in the Lower House, resulting in heated arguments between the government and the Opposition members.
