‘Politically Unproductive’ Rahul Gandhi is Hell-Bent to Bring Down Lok Sabha’s Productivity: Smriti Irani
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 20th July. On the repeated adjournments of both Houses of Parliament due to the Opposition ruckus, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that Wayanad MP, who has been politically ineffective, is now hell-bent on ensuring Lok Sabha productivity.
The BJP MP’s remark came ahead of the third day of the Monsoon Session, with the BJP accusing the opposition of “disrespecting Parliament and lowering its productivity.”
In a press conference, Irani stated that Rahul Gandhi never asked a question, always disrespected Parliamentary proceedings, and is the only member of Parliament with less than 40% attendance.
The opposition has been protesting in Parliament over GST price increases, inflation, and other issues, but Smriti Irani has specifically targeted Rahul Gandhi, saying, ” A gentleman who has made his political colleague to ensure that productive debate does not take place in Parliament had a chequered Parliamentary history. As the Amethi MP he never posed any questions in Parliament once he abandoned Amethi and went to Wayanad; his attendance in the Winter Session of Parliament in 2019 was merely 40 per cent.”
“A gentleman who has never proposed a private member bill in Parliament in his parliamentary journey today yet again wants to ensure that healthy, productive debate, discuss in Parliament does not take place. Today adamant to bring down the productivity of the Lok Sabha,” said the BJP MP.
The Union Minister went on to say that Rahul Gandhi’s entire political career has been marred by disregard for Parliamentary procedure and constitutional means of engagement.
“A gentleman whose entire political history has been dotted with showing disrespect to Parliamentary procedure and constitutional means of engagement needs to recognize that the Parliament of India reflects the spirit, expectations and aspirations of the people of India. The citizens of India hope that we use the Parliament as a productive platform to bring forth issues of national importance which will have a socio-political and economic impact on the discourse of the nation,” said Irani.
“Yet again Rahul Gandhi, in yet again a session of Parliament shows nothing but disrespect to parliamentary procedures of engaging in productive constitutionally enabled discussion,” she added.
On the second day of the Monsoon session, Rahul Gandhi joined the opposition protest against inflation and the 5% goods and services tax (GST) on essential items in front of the Gandhi statue in Parliament. They shouted slogans in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Parliament, urging the government to lower the prices of essentials.
The first day of the monsoon session saw commotion and disruption in both houses, which were adjourned within hours.
The Monsoon Session of Parliament began on July 18 and will end on August 12. During the Session, there will be 18 sittings.
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