Bharatiya Janata Party MPs moved a privilege motion against Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi and Independent Lok Sabha MP Pappu Yadav for their objectionable remark against President Droupadi Murmu.
Writing a letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday, the lawmakers said: “Such remarks not only undermine the dignity of the office but also violate the sanctity of parliamentary procedures and conventions. This is a clear manifestation of elitist and anti-tribal mindset of Sonia Gandhi who is yet to understand the struggle and sensitivity of a tribal poor.”
In a separate letter addressed to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the MPs said, “The allegations expressed by these anti-women and anti-tribal and derogatory comments portray the President as a mere puppet, lacking autonomy and dignity, which is totally baseless and unjustified.”
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“It is noteworthy that in independent India, irrespective of the party in power, the office of the President has been beyond partisan and cheap politics. As Members of Parliament, we should be the torchbearers of public conduct, decorum and ethics. Therefore, Yadav’s act is a violation of parliamentary tradition, ethics and code of conduct,” said the MPs in the letter to the Speaker.
A row erupted after Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said the President “was getting very tired by the end” during her address to the joint sitting of the Parliament on the first day of the Budget session.
“She could hardly speak, poor thing.”
“Boring? No comments? Repeating the same thing again and again?” she added.
The Independent MLA from Purnea, Pappu Yadav also criticised the address saying the President just read a “love letter.” “The President is like a stamp. She just has to read a love letter…,” Yadav said.
