Parliament Standoff: PM’s Lok Sabha Speech Cancelled, Opposition Uproar as BJP MP Flashes Books |
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in the Lok Sabha was cancelled on Wednesday (February 4) after the confrontation over former Army chief General M.M. Naravane’s yet-unpublished book escalated in parliament.
Opposition members were seen standing with posters and placards when the Lok Sabha reconvened at 5 pm. However within minutes BJP MP Sandhya Ray, who was presiding over the house, adjourned proceedings for the day.
Earlier on Wednesday, parliament saw the opposition and the treasury benches facing off over books, with Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi bringing a copy of Naravane’s book to the parliament premises, and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey bringing a number of books alleging corruption by the Gandhi family.
Stopped from referring to excerpts of the book published in an article in The Caravan, Gandhi said that the book exists despite the government claiming it does not, and that he would hand over a copy to Modi if he comes to........