Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that his right to ask a supplementary question in LS was taken away as Speaker Om Birla did not allow it.
New Delhi| Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday questioned the government in Lok Sabha on why it was scared of naming wilful bank loan defaulters.
“The Prime Minister says that those who have taken loans from the banks and have fled from the country will be brought back to India. I asked for the names of those who have defaulted, but I did not get any reply. My question is who the 50 top wilful defaulters are,” Rahul Gandhi said in the Lok Sabha.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in Lok Sabha that our economy is in a bad state and the banking system was not working anymore. One of the central causes of the failure of banks, he said was the theft of large amounts of money by some people. He said that he had asked the names of 50 wilful defaulters in the country.
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To which, Minister of State Anurag Thakur responded and said “A list of wilful defaulters is available on the Central Information Commission (CIC) website. There is nothing to hide. All these people took money went away during their (Congress) government. The question posed by a senior member of the House shows his lack of understanding of the subject,” news agency ANI reported.
“I was not allowed to ask a supplementary question in Lok Sabha, this takes away my right as MP,” he said, adding that he was hurt as it was the Speaker’s duty to protect his right to speak.
At least a dozen Congress members rushed to the Well of the House and started sloganeering saying grave injustice has been done to the Congress leader. Some party members even staged a walkout.
(Inputs from The Indian Express)
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