NEW DELHI: A ruckus erupted in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday after Bharatiya Janata Party raised objections to leader of opposition in the Upper House Mallikarjun Kharge’s remark, deeming it “unparliamentary”.
During ongoing discussions on NEP, the Congress party president raised concerns about the education minister’s absence in the morning session and requested to speak again. The Chair, however, denied this request.
“Hum poori tayyari se aaye hain aur aapko kya kya thokna hai thik se thokenge, sarkar ko bhi thokenge,” Kharge responded saying.
Union minister JP Nadda objected to Kharge’s remarks and said that the “The language used for the chair is unparliamentary.”
“The body language used against the chair is unacceptable and not forgivable,” he added.
Deputy chairman Harivansh also expressed disapproval over Kharge’s remark, noting his seniority in the House and emphasising the need for appropriate language choice.
Kharge, however apologised for his remarks and clarified that the remarks were directed towards the government’s policy and not against the the Chair.
“I apologize, I never spoke against you. I criticized the government’s policy, and I said sorry if my words seemed harsh to you,” Kharge said.
This came a day after a war of words broke out between Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MPs after Pradhan termed the Tamil Nadu government as “dishonest” and the people of the state as “uncivilised”.
Pradhan in the Parliament strongly criticized the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party regarding the controversy over the three-language policy in the New Education Policy.
During his address in Lok Sabha, Pradhan accused the DMK of being “dishonest” and playing “politics” at the cost of Tamil Nadu students’ future. “They (DMK) are dishonest. They are not committed to the students of Tamil Nadu.
“They are ruining the future of Tamil Nadu students. Their only job is to raise language barriers. They are doing politics. They are making mischief. They are undemocratic and uncivilised,” Pradhan said.
