Rahul Gandhi’s recent statements on India’s democracy in the UK and the Adani row have affected the proceedings of the second leg of the budget session heavily, causing frequent disruptions. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded an apology from Congress’s Rahul Gandhi, insisting that he was “not above Parliament”, Rahul alleged the whole ‘tamasha’ around his remarks in the UK has been created by the government to divert attention from the Adani issue and asserted it is a ‘test of Indian democracy’ as to whether he would be allowed to respond to the allegations by the BJP in Parliament. The second leg of the ongoing Budget Session will continue till April 6.
Responding to BJP chief JP Nadda’s comments, Congress MP Manish Tewari said, “People in Constitutional positions are demanding discussion on whether we can have freefall of information in Parliament. Article 105 gives freedom to parliament members for saying anything at Parliament’s table.”
