Lok Sabha Speaker to Take Up Breach of Privilege Notice Against Rahul Gandhi

Lok Sabha is likely to take up the breach of privilege motion notice against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday.

BJP MPs Sanjay Jaiswal, Nishikant Dubey, PP Chowdhary and Meenakshi Lekhi have moved notice against Gandhi citing “serious breach of privilege and contempt of the House on February 11, 2021”.

While the reason behind the notice is not known yet, it is being speculated that the move comes in response to Gandhi’s statement on the situation at Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the government has “ceded” Indian territory to the Chinese and raised questions over the agreement finalised with China for disengagement of troops in Pangong lake areas.

However, hours after the Congress leader’s claims, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued a statement saying the effective safeguarding of country’s national interest and territory in the Eastern Ladakh sector has taken place because the government reposed full faith in the capabilities of the armed forces.

“Those who doubt the achievements made possible by the sacrifices of our military personnel are actually disrespecting them,” it said.

The MoD said, “The assertion that Indian territory is up to Finger 4 is categorically false. The territory of India is as depicted by the map of India and includes more than 43,000 sq km currently under illegal occupation of China since 1962. Even the Line of Actual Control (LAC), as per the Indian perception, is at Finger 8, not at Finger 4. That is why India has persistently maintained the right to patrol upto Finger 8, including in the current understanding with China.”

Earlier, on Monday, Dubey and Chowdhary had moved a breach of privilege notice against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra over her remarks against a former chief justice of India in Lok Sabha on Monday.