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The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has “never bowed earlier this government”, and the ruling broadside was incapable to “digest the information helium speaks successful the House”, Lok Sabha subordinate from Wayanad and Congress person Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said connected Tuesday (March 10, 2026).
Ms. Vadra besides took a swipe astatine the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju for invoking Jawaharlal Nehru during a parliamentary debate, contempt the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) long-standing disapproval of India’s archetypal Prime Minister.
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Her remarks came aft Mr. Rijiju, during the statement connected the solution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla, quoted Nehru’s observations made successful 1954 portion opposing a question to region the past Speaker G.V. Mavalankar. Nehru had described the solution arsenic a “vicious thing”, and questioned whether those who had signed it had adjacent work it carefully.
Mr. Rijiju besides took a excavation astatine the Congress, saying that if Ms. Vadra had been made the Leader of the Opposition, the Congress’s show would person been better. “Priyanka Gandhi is sitting determination and is laughing. If they had made her the LoP, the show would person been better. At slightest she sits successful the House, listens, and besides smiles,” Mr. Rijiju said.
After Mr. Rijiju’s speech, Ms. Vadra sought to respond to the observations made by the Minister.
““He (Mr. Rijiju) mentioned that I was laughing. I wanted to wide that I was laughing due to the fact that whom they support criticising time and night, that Nehru-ji, they utilized a punctuation of Nehru-ji for their ain argument. They person abruptly started respecting Nehru-ji and that helium strengthened ideology and gave specified a speech,” Ms. Vadra said.
She besides asserted that Mr. Gandhi continues to rise uncomfortable questions successful Parliament. “There is lone 1 idiosyncratic successful the past 12 years who has not bowed earlier this authorities and that is the Leader of the Opposition. He speaks the information without hesitation successful the House, and they cannot digest it,” Ms. Vadra said.
