Trinamool MP Sagarika Ghose moved a privilege motion on Thursday against Union Minister Kiren Rijiju in Rajya Sabha for calling opposition MPs “unworthy of the house”. Ms Ghose accused Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju of “repeatedly insulting the opposition members” instead of “doing his job of running Parliament smoothly”.
Reportedly, 60 MPs from the opposition INDIA bloc have signed the motion.
The privilege motion came after Mr Rijiju said the opposition is “not worthy” of being members of the House, while hitting out at opposition parties over their attacks on Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday.
“Mr Rijiju has insulted opposition members and used personal terms against opposition MPs both inside and outside the House. This is totally unbecoming and unacceptable for the high office he holds and amounts to a brazen misuse of his position,” Ms Ghose wrote in a social media post on X (formerly Twitter).
Over Mr Rijiju’s remarks, Ms Ghose has called for an “unqualified apology”.
“His remarks against the opposition must be expunged,” she said.
Today I have submitted a privilege motion against Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shri @KirenRijiju. The minister for Parliamentary Affairs Mr Kiren Rijuju instead of doing his job of running Parliament smoothly has chosen to repeatedly insult opposition members. Yesterday ( 11/…
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) December 12, 2024