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‘Wants the House to function’: Rahul Gandhi meets LS speaker amid ruckus in Parliament | India News – Times of India
“I met the Speaker. I told him that derogatory remarks against me should be deleted. The Speaker said he would look into it. Our aim is for the House to function and discussions to take place,” Rahul Gandhi said. reporters outside parliament.
Rahul Gandhi said that while he is not bothered by personal attacks, his main demand is that the House should function and a debate should be held on December 13. “Whatever they say about me, we want a debate on December 13. I don’t want a discussion on Adani. Ultimately, we will not let this go. They can continue making accusations but the House has to function,” he added .
On December 5, Dubey’s comments during Zero Hour created a major uproar in the Lok Sabha, leading to an adjournment. During his speech, Dubey alleged that the Congress and Gandhi, in collaboration with investigative media organization Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and George Soros, were trying to derail Parliament and the Modi government.
Earlier in the day, Congress’s deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, wrote a letter to Speaker Om Birla, demanding that the remarks be deleted to facilitate the smooth functioning of the House. The Congress also expressed its willingness to participate in legislative matters for the ongoing winter session of Parliament following the Speaker’s decision.
Posting the letter on “But does the Modi government want both Houses to function?” he asked.
In the letter, dated December 10, Gogoi wrote: “As highlighted in my earlier letters to you on December 5, 2024 and December 6, 2024, we remain deeply concerned about the defamatory comments made by MP Nishikant Dubey against Leader of Opposition Shri Rahul Gandhi and MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during the Zero Hour session on December 5, 2024.
“I urge you to announce your decision to investigate our complaint and remove all defamatory and unparliamentary comments from the record,” Gogoi continued. “Following your decision, the Congress Party would like to participate in the legislative matters listed for the ongoing winter session of Parliament.”
Meanwhile, the BJP doubled down and claimed a ‘deep bond’ between George Soros and the Nehru-Gandhi family. “The bond between George Soros and the Nehru-Gandhi family runs deep and extends beyond Sonia Gandhi’s role as co-president of the Forum of Democratic Leaders – Asia Pacific (FDL-AP).”
“For example, Fori Nehru, a Hungarian like Soros, was married to BK Nehru, the cousin of Jawaharlal Nehru, making her the aunt of Rahul Gandhi, former Congress president and leader of the opposition. It is documented that Soros has visited and maintained long-term interactions with Fori Nehru. Correspondence with her dates back to the time when BK Nehru was Ambassador of India to the United States,” the BJP claimed on its social media on Wednesday.
