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Congress moves privilege motion against minister over ‘no firing’ claim
Congress MP K.C. Venugopal on Friday moved a privilege motion against Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh, accusing him of misleading Parliament by claiming on the floor of the Lok Sabha that…
The Story in Brief
Congress MP K.C. Venugopal on Friday moved a privilege motion against Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh, accusing him of misleading Parliament by claiming on the floor of the Lok Sabha that 'no firing took place' during the July 20 'Sansad Chalo' student march. Venugopal said Rahul Gandhi had presented evidence of a pellet gun victim, and that medical records and media reports documented the injuries.
The BJP countered, with MP Sambit Patra demanding an apology from Rahul Gandhi for what he called spreading misinformation. Patra said no bullets were fired and that decisions on use of force are made by the area magistrate, not the Home Minister. He accused Gandhi of using unparliamentary language in the House. The privilege motion follows a separate notice by BJP MP Anurag Thakur against Gandhi for his remarks during the debate on the anti-paper leak bill.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides are playing to the gallery. One calls a minister a liar without waiting for a fact-finding report; the other dismisses pellet injuries as nonexistent when hospital records exist. For ordinary Indians, this is noise unless it produces accountability. The test to watch for: will the Lok Sabha Speaker accept either privilege notice for a formal inquiry? If both are rejected, Parliament remains a theatre, not a check on power.
Sources (2): thehansindia.com, thehindu.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
