India, Dec. 2 -- A war of words broke out on the first day of the winter session of Parliament on Monday after Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury said, "Those sitting inside bite, dogs don't." She made this remark after she arrived in Parliament with a rescued stray in her car. Taking objection to it, some ruling party members accused Chowdhury of indulging in drama.
The Congress MP said she had picked up the stray earlier in the day and was taking it to a veterinarian. She also claimed that the Government does not like animals and questioned the objections raised by the ruling party MPs, saying there was no law against rescuing a stray dog.
"This Government does not like animals. Animals don't have a voice. It (dog) was in the car, so what is ...