‘You will wink, you will give a flying kiss…’, why did Amit Shah say this to Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha? Know the whole matter

New Delhi: A big controversy broke out in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday when Union Home Minister Amit Shah made a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his past behaviour. During the debate on the no-confidence motion against the Speaker, Shah’s statements caused so much uproar in the House that the opposition MPs started shouting slogans. Ultimately the presiding officer had to promise to check the record of the proceedings.

Home Minister’s direct target

Responding to the debate, Amit Shah directly targeted Rahul Gandhi. He said that he is hesitant in saying such things in the House. Then Shah mentioned Rahul’s past steps and said, "Sometimes you will wink at a member, sometimes you will give a flying kiss, sometimes you will go to the Prime Minister and cling to him…".

This was a reference to the incidents of Rahul hugging PM Modi during the first no-confidence motion, winking and giving a flying kiss while leaving Parliament. Shah said that such behavior is against the dignity of the House.

There was a boil in the opposition, these words of Nareshah enraged the opposition parties. MPs from Congress and other parties stood up and started creating a ruckus. Slogans of ‘Stop hooliganism’ and ‘Apologise’ started echoing in the House. The opposition alleged that such personal comments by a senior minister were a violation of the decorum of the House. The uproar increased so much that the proceedings came to a halt for some time.

Shah’s clarification and challenge

Amidst the uproar, Amit Shah reiterated his point and said that he did not say anything wrong. He challenged the opposition and said, "If any word in my speech is unparliamentary, it should be removed from the record." Shah stood by his comments and said that he was only mentioning the facts, but the opposition was not satisfied with this and the uproar continued.

The presiding officer took charge

Jagdambika Pal, who was sitting on the throne at that time, tried to control the situation. He pacified the opposition and said, "I will see the record of the entire speech of the Home Minister. If any unparliamentary word is found, it will definitely be removed." After this assurance, the atmosphere of the House calmed down a bit and the proceedings could proceed.