Opposition protests, walks out during PM’s speech in Rajya Sabha.
Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar lashed out Tuesday as opposition MPs – who joined their Lok Sabha colleagues in staging a vociferous protest against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party – walked out of the House during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech.
The opposition MPs walked out after Mr Dhankhar refused Congress boss Mallikarjun Kharge, the Leader of the Opposition, permission to intervene as Mr Modi spoke.
Mr Dhankhar accused the opposition leaders of disrespecting the Constitution.
As the opposition walked out, Mr Modi took a swipe of his own, mocking his rivals and critics for not listening to his reply to questions they had raised.
In dramatic scenes in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the Prime Minister had intervened, twice, as did union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh as Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lower House, delivered a fiery speech targeting the BJP.