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Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra connected Thursday (February 12, 2026) rejected Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju's assertion that she encouraged Congress MPs during a confrontation successful the Lok Sabha Speaker's chamber, asserting that nary maltreatment took spot and that she spoke lone peacefully astatine the end.
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Responding to Mr. Rijiju's remarks, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra told reporters,"We did not maltreatment anyone. 1-2 MPs were agitated, and they expressed it. He besides said that I was encouraging them, which is simply a lie. I was sitting quietly. In the end, I said a fewer things peacefully," she said. Priyanka Gandhi besides targeted the authorities implicit the India-U.S. commercialized deal, alleging that it would adversely interaction farmers.
"The commercialized woody [India-U.S.] that they person signed is going to incur dense losses to the farmers. The full labour national is connected onslaught today, and we are supporting them," she told reporters. Commenting connected enactment being taken against Congress person Rahul Gandhi, she said specified moves would not deter him. "They volition bash FIR, cases and whatnot against Rahul Gandhi, but thing is going to impact him," she added. Her remarks came aft Mr. Rijiju alleged that astir 20-25 Congress MPs entered the Speaker's enclosure and verbally abused him.
Speaking to reporters, the Union Minister claimed that elder Congress leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and K.C. Venugopal, were contiguous during the incidental and were encouraging confrontation. "I was besides there. The Speaker is simply a precise brushed person; otherwise, strict enactment would person been taken," Mr. Rijiju said. Meanwhile, connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026), Mr. Rijju said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members successful Lok Sabha volition springiness a privilege announcement against Congress person Rahul Gandhi "for misleading the House and besides making baseless statements".
He said Rahul Gandhi, who is the Leader of the Opposition successful Lok Sabha, has made useless and mendacious allegations against the authorities and against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "We are going to record a privilege announcement against Rahul Gandhi for misleading the House and besides making baseless statements. There are precise clear-cut rules of process and behaviour of concern successful the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. When a subordinate intends to marque superior charges against different member, past you person to springiness announcement and besides substantiate the allegation," helium said.
"I person requested that Rahul Gandhi beryllium called to the level of the House to authenticate the points helium has made. He has made a superior allegation against Hardeep Singh Puri without giving immoderate notice," helium added. Mr. Rijiju objected to Rahul Gandhi leaving the House aft making his code during the statement connected Union Budget 2026-27. He said the BJP volition antagonistic the Congress leader's "lies".
