New Delhi:
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee disregarded the massive political row over mimicry right now, dubbing it “casually political”.
Requested to touch upon the matter in Delhi right now, Ms Banerjee mentioned, “We respect everyone. This is not about disrespect. This is just casually political… Had Rahul (Gandhi) not taken a cellphone video, you would not have come to know about it even”.
Ms Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress has been within the eye of the storm since her celebration’s MP Kalyan Banerjee was seen outdoors parliament mimicking Rajya Sabha chairman and Vice -President Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Mr Gandhi confronted BJP criticism for filming the second on his cellphone.
Minutes earlier, round 100 Opposition MPs have been suspended in each homes of parliament for his or her vocal demand that Union House Minister Amit Shah make an announcement on final week’s unprecedented safety breach.
With the suspensions coming for the second day in a row, the Opposition was fuming.
The BJP has been furious since, and accused the Opposition of getting no respect for constitutional positions. Right this moment Mr Dhankhar mentioned: “I don’t care about how much you insult Jagdeep Dhankhar. But I can’t tolerate (insult of) Vice President of India, farmers community, my community… I will not tolerate that I could not protect the dignity of my post, it is my duty to protect the dignity of this House.”
The Congress is preventing tooth and nail.
Senior celebration chief Randeep Surjewala, in an extended submit on social media, cited a number of situations the place the BJP has “insulted” the structure, farmers, their daughters who have been wrestlers, and their relations who’re within the military.
➡️ विपक्ष मुक्त संसद संविधान का अपमान है।
➡️ विपक्ष मुक्त संसद प्रजातंत्र का गला घोंटता है।
➡️ विपक्ष मुक्त संसद संसदीय मर्यादा का हनन है।1. जब किसान आंदोलन में राजस्थान-हरियाणा-पंजाब व देश के किसानों को मोदी सरकार के लोग उग्रवादी-नक्सलवादी-अराजक तत्व बता रहे तो क्या वो किसान… pic.twitter.com/T0l0ukJbqE
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) December 20, 2023
“The dignity of the post does not come from caste but from the sense of duty. When the government itself is attacking the Constitution, then opposing it is true patriotism. Jai Hind!” his submit learn.