Notice against Rahul's conduct; LS adjourned
New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey has submitted a notice to move a substantive motion against Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi for "unethical conduct" and sought the setting up of a Parliamentary Inquiry Committee to investigate his "continual misdeeds for destabilizing the country and rescinding his 'MP status'."
A separate notice under Rule 380 was submitted by BJP chief whip Sanjay Jaiswal seeking expungement of at least four lines from Gandhi's speech on Wednesday.
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday following uproar by the opposition over BJP member Nishikant Dubey's remarks targeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Dubey alleged that Gandhi was hand-in-glove with anti-national forces.
His remarks triggered an uproar from the opposition benches forcing TDP leader Krishna Prasad Tenneti, who was in the chair, to adjourn the proceedings for the day.
This was the second adjournment of the Lok Sabha during the day. During Question Hour, the House was adjourned till noon as the opposition members raised slogans against the India-US interim trade agreement and the four labour codes.
In his notice, Dubey accused Gandhi of "unethical conduct" and said "he has become a major constituent of the 'Thuggery Gang to de-stabilise India from within".
Dubey objected to Gandhi's speech referring to former chief of army staff General (retired) Manoj Mukund Naravane's unpublished book, alleging it was done with the "ulterior motive defaming the Indian Army vis-a-vis the Ministry of Defence along with shamefully involving the Prime Minister."
The BJP lawmaker later said this was not the first time Gandhi had attempted to create controversy with the objective of defaming the government - whether in defence, finance, commerce or external affairs.
He also accused Gandhi of being an "active conduit of Soros Foundation, which is notorious, world-wide, in de-stabilising various countries for the benefit of their client States".
People aware of the developments said the government would not move a privilege motion against the leader of opposition.
A person familiar with the matter said Union minister Hardeep Puri would "respond himself" to the allegations levelled against him by Gandhi.
In his notice, Jaiswal sought removal of phrases such as "sold India", "Sold Bharat Mata" and "US trade deal is a disgraceful act", among others.
Jaiswal further alleged that Gandhi had not done "prior authentication before making some baseless allegations"....
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