As Vardhan continued reading out the written statement, Congress MPs came to the Well of the House strongly demonstrated against the Union Minister’s stand
New Delhi: Opposition and Treasury members nearly came to blows in the Lok Sabha on Friday when Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan condemned in “no uncertain words” the “outlandish” statements made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In Question Hour, when Rahul Gandhi asked a question related to the establishment of medical colleges, Vardhan said that before giving the answer he would like to make a statement on the Congress leader’s recent remarks on the PM Modi.
Vardhan said he “condemns in no uncertain words” the “outlandish” statements by Gandhi.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla asked Union Minister to stick to his answer.
As Vardhan continued reading out the written statement, Congress MPs came to the Well of the House strongly demonstrated against the Union Minister’s stand.
One of the Congress members from Tamil Nadu, Manicka Tagore, came to the treasury benches and attempted to aggressively reach Vardhan, who was sitting in the second row. Soon, BJP member from Uttar Pradesh, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh held Tagore by his arm to prevent him from reaching the union minister Harsh Vardhan.
Congress MP from Kerala Hibi Eden tried to intervene. Many MPs from both sides and union ministers, including Smriti Irani prevented them from coming to blows. The speaker Om Birla soon adjourned the House till 1 pm.
Rahul Gandhi said, “the ruckus in Parliament was an “orchestrated” attempt to prevent me from asking questions to the government. The youth of India can clearly see that the PM has no hint about how to tackle the unemployment crisis. To protect PM, the BJP MPs will keep disrupting Parliament, preventing debate,”.
During a rally for the Delhi Assembly elections, Rahul Gandhi had reportedly said that “youth would beat Modi with sticks over the lack of jobs”.
On Thursday the Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken a jibe at Gandhi for his statements, saying he would increase the number of Surya Namaskars so that his back can bear the attack.
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