In a pointed message on X, Dubey referred to the December 1978 precedent, when Indira Gandhi was expelled from the Lok Sabha and briefly imprisoned following the adoption of such a motion.
The Central government had earlier indicated that it plans to move a Privilege Motion motion against Rahul Gandhi over his move to quote from former Army Chief Gen MM Naravane's unpublished book and over his remarks against PM Modi made during his Budget debate speech.
In his fiery Lok Sabha speech, Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “compromising” India’s interests while signing the trade agreement with the United States.
The Congress chief whip in the Rajya Sabha accused the Union home minister of casting aspersions on Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party Sonia Gandhi during his speech.
In a formal letter, Chaudhury, who also serves as the secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] state committee, cited Rule 173 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Assembly to justify his motion.
The BJP MPs belonging to the tribal community on Monday moved a motion of breach of privilege against Rajya Sabha MP and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, and Purnea Lok Sabha MP Pappu Yadav for using "derogatory and slanderous" words against President Droupadi Murmu.
The remarks made in the Lok Sabha on July 30 were subsequently expunged from official records but not before they sparked a political row.
“The privilege motion has been passed with a voice vote in West Bengal Assembly and sent to the privilege committee where it will see strong opposition by BJP members. TMC is scared of CBI and ED because they are involved in almost all the scams,” Adhikari said.
The BJP MP from northeast Delhi parliamentary constituency has claimed he was manhandled during the inauguration of the Signature Bridge in Wazirabad area here on November 4 by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA.
TDP MP YS Chowdary had on Tuesday accused the Modi government of “centrally-sponsored lynching” of Andhra Pradesh.
