Union minister Kiren Rijiju raises concerns over Rahul Gandhi's parliamentary conduct, criticizes speech

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju voiced strong criticisms regarding Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's conduct and speech in the Lok Sabha in a heated session of Parliament on July 1. Rijiju expressed disappointment over how Gandhi delivered his address, which took place in the presence of the Prime Minister.

"Tomorrow the Prime Minister will reply in the Lok Sabha...Today when the Leader of Opposition came and started speaking, the Prime Minister was present. What we saw during his speech today, we were very saddened by it," Rijiju stated. He highlighted that Gandhi repeatedly ignored procedural decorum, turning his back towards the Speaker while speaking and addressing his fellow MPs instead.

Rijiju lamented the decline in the quality of parliamentary debate, attributing it to Gandhi's behavior. "The level of debate has fallen so much. We have never seen this before. Today there is nothing left for the new MPs to learn from Rahul Gandhi...I am very sad that Rahul Gandhi has degraded our parliamentary system so much, but there are some senior leaders in the Congress, I still appeal, they should give him some knowledge," he remarked.

Further, Rijiju called for the Speaker to intervene and ensure accountability for any unverified statements made in the House. "We have made a request to the Speaker to pass a direction that if we have made an unverified statement then we are ready to take a corrective course. But if the Leader of Opposition has lied in the House then he will have to face the rules and regulations of the House. He (Speaker) has already assured the House that he will give necessary and appropriate directions in this regard," Rijiju added.