New Delhi [India], February 4 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday gave a notice of breach of privilege notice against Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of "ridiculing" the country. He wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, requesting him to initiate privilege proceedings against the Congress leader.
"I request your good self to initiate Privilege proceedings against him on an urgent basis. I also wish to emphasise that since the parliament records and proceedings are the testimony to his incessant callous/irresponsible attitude," the letter read.
"Rahul Gandhi, in his speech on the floor of the House, has inter alia raised six issues, viz. the mobile phones are not made in India but only assembled in India; forcibly capturing of vast land on the Eastern Regions of our Country by China; our Country was not invited by the United States of America during the swearing in ceremony of Donald Trump as the President; recent election to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly; appointment of Chief Election Commissioner/ Election Commissioners in the Election Commission of India; and the caste-based census," it added.
Dubey alleged that Rahul Gandhi was distorting historical and substantive facts.
"While raising these issues, Rahul Gandhi has not only shamelessly distorted the historical and substantive facts but also made an attempt to ridicule our country and lowering the prestige of our Republic," the letter read.
Accusing the Congress leader of misusing Article 105 of the Indian Constitution, which talks of freedom of speech, Dubey said that Gandhi failed to authenticate whatever he spoke.
"To the best of my knowledge, this 'erudite' person has neither authenticated his gibberish canards nor apologized for using the pious forum of Parliament to defame our Country and the elected Government," the letter read.
Rahul Gandhi, in his speech, alleged that China is sitting inside this country because "'Make in India' has failed" and said that India has an opportunity with the revolution in energy and mobility.
Participating in the debate on the motion of thanks on the President's Address, Rahul Gandhi said that the Prime Minister has denied that Chinese forces are inside our territory "but for some reason, our Army keeps talking to Chinese about their entry into our territory and Chief of Army Staff has said that the Chinese are inside our territory".