Clash in Parliament: Ruckus over Rahul’s statement, Rajnath Singh’s strict warning – apologize to the country; ‘Operation Vermillion’ also became an issue

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s statement during the discussion on the amended bills related to delimitation of seats to implement women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha heated up the political atmosphere. The ruling party and the opposition came face to face over one of his controversial statements, due to which a huge uproar and sloganeering was seen in the House.

In his address, Rahul Gandhi demanded the government to reintroduce the Women’s Reservation Bill of 2023 and said that the opposition will give full cooperation in implementing it immediately. He also alleged that the Central Government is trying to avoid giving political representation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

The statement about ‘hidden power’ created an uproar –
During his speech, Rahul Gandhi used words like ‘hidden power’ and ‘magician’ while referring to a story. He hinted at a “hidden partnership” within power, which drew strong objection from NDA MPs and triggered an uproar in the House. Rahul clarified that he did not take the name of the Prime Minister, but the controversy over his statement could not stop.

Sharp counterattack from the ruling party-
Union ministers and ruling party leaders reacted strongly to Rahul Gandhi’s statement. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh condemned it as an insult to the country’s Prime Minister and demanded an apology from Rahul Gandhi. Other ministers also termed the statement inappropriate.

Speaker’s intervention-
Amidst the increasing uproar in the House, the Lok Sabha Speaker gave instructions to remove Rahul Gandhi’s objectionable words from the proceedings. Even after this, the atmosphere remained tense for some time and Rahul Gandhi was asked to sit in the middle.

Government also cornered on caste census-
Rahul Gandhi also raised the issue of caste census in his speech. He said that merely starting the census is not enough, but it should be clear whether it will be used to decide representation in Parliament and assemblies or not. He alleged that the government was planning to keep the process separate from representation, which was against social justice.