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Dismissing BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s determination to initiate a “substantive motion” against Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress wide caput K.C. Venugopal connected Thursday (February 12, 2026) said the enactment was not intimidated by specified steps.
“We are not bothered astir immoderate privilege oregon substantive motions. If you privation to bent us, we are acceptable for that also,” Mr. Venugopal told reporters successful the Parliament complex.
His remarks came aft Mr. Dubey told reporters successful the Parliament analyzable that helium had submitted a announcement to initiate a substantive question against Mr. Gandhi to cancel his rank of the House.
Mr. Venugopal linked the improvement to what Mr. Gandhi had said successful the Lok Sabha during the Budget treatment connected Wednesday, overmuch of which has been expunged.
‘Double standards’
On the expunction of Mr. Gandhi’s remarks, Mr. Venugopal accused the authorities of exerting unit connected the Chair and adopting “double standards”.
He said “this is why” the Congress had to instrumentality an “extreme position” of submitting a announcement for the removal of the Speaker.
“We person been continuously complaining that we are not getting justness from the Chair. The authorities is pressurising the Chair to not springiness immoderate accidental to the LoP oregon different leaders of Opposition parties,” said the Congress MP from Kerala’s Alappuzha.
“Whatever Rahul ji said was wholly expunged, portion akin remarks by the Finance Minister were retained. This is treble modular of the authorities and this Parliament is moving for the government, not for the Opposition,” helium added.
Reacting to reports that the ruling confederation members volition bring a privilege question against Mr. Gandhi, helium said the Opposition person has not violated immoderate privilege.
“Which privilege has Rahul Gandhi broken? What happened past time? They removed his rank past time. What happened afterwards was that radical ensured his triumph with much votes than Modi ji,” helium said.
