Hitting out at the Speaker on the issue, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra raised questions and asked whether one cannot say ‘Jai Samvidhan’ in Parliament…reports Asian Lite News
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday attacked the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for chiding Congress MP Deepender Hooda and blamed that governing party members were not stopped from raising unparliamentary and unconstitutional slogans in the house.
The reaction came after Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chided Congress member Deepender Hooda over certain remarks as, after taking the oath as member of the House, Shashi Tharoor chanted ‘Jai Hind, Jai Samvidhan’.
Hitting out at the Speaker on the issue, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra raised questions and asked whether one cannot say ‘Jai Samvidhan’ in Parliament.
Taking it to a social media post on X, she wrote, “Can’t ‘Jai Samvidhaan’ be chanted in the Indian Parliament? People in power were not stopped from raising unparliamentary and unconstitutional slogans in the Parliament, but objections were raised when an opposition MP chanted ‘Jai Samvidhaan’. The anti-constitution sentiment that emerged during the elections has now taken a new form, which seeks to weaken our Constitution.”
“The constitution by which the parliament functions, the constitution by which every member takes oath, the constitution by which every citizen gets protection of life and livelihood, will that same constitution be opposed now to suppress the voice of the opposition?”
Earlier on Thursday, during the Lok Sabha session, when the Congress party raised slogans of ‘Jai Samvidhan’ after Tharoor’s oath, Om Birla said, “He is already taking oath on the Constitution,” on which Hooda (Congress MP) stated, “You should not have objected to this.”
Reacting to Hooda’s remarks, the Speaker asserted, “Don’t give me any advice on what I should or should not object to.”
The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha began on June 24 and will conclude on July 3. The 264th Session of Rajya Sabha will commence on June 27 and conclude on July 3. (ANI)
JP Nadda appointed Leader of House in Rajya Sabha
Union Health Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party chief Jagat Prakash Nadda has been appointed Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha. Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar informed about the appointment of Jagat Prakash Nadda as the Leader of the House on the first day of the 264th session of the Upper House of Parliament.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also present in the House when the announcement was made. Nadda replaces Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who was the Leader of the Upper House, and has been elected to Lok Sabha.
Nadda assumed charge as Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare on June 11. He is also the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Nadda, who hails from Himachal Pradesh, served as the Union Health Minister in the BJP-led NDA government from 2014-19.
He is a Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat. The 264th Session of Rajya Sabha commenced today June 27 and will conclude on July 3. The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha commenced on June 24 and newly-elected members took oath. President Droupadi Murmu addressed the joint sitting of two Houses on Thursday.
DMK slams President’s address
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Tiruchi Siva criticised President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint session of Parliament on Thursday, saying that it should have focused on the government’s policy decisions rather than past events.
“When a new government comes to power, the President’s address should talk about the policy decisions of the government, but instead, it spoke about what happened in the past,” the DMK MP said.
“They (the BJP) don’t have a clear majority and are standing with the support of allies,” he added.
Earlier in the day, President Droupadi Murmu addressed the joint session of both Houses of Parliament, assuring the nation that major economic and social decisions, along with significant historical steps, would be announced during the upcoming Union Budget sessions.
“A stable government with a complete majority has been formed in the country after six decades. People have shown trust in this government for the third time. People are aware that only this government can fulfil their aspirations. The 18th Lok Sabha is historic in many ways. This Lok Sabha was formed in the early years of the Amrit Kaal. This Lok Sabha will also be a witness to the 56th year of the adoption of the Constitution of the country,” she said.
