New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asserted that, as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, he has the right to speak in the House, but he was not being allowed, even as members of the ruling government continued to make their statements.
The Congress MP’s remark came after the House witnessed protests by the opposition and was adjourned for the second time in the day. On the first day of the Monsoon session, the Lok Sabha saw uproarious scenes as opposition parties staged loud protests demanding a debate on Operation Sindoor.
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Speaking to the media, the LoP said, “The question is that the defence minister and their (the BJP) people are allowed to speak, but if someone from the opposition wants to say something, he is not allowed.”
I am the Leader of Opposition, it is my right, I am never allowed to speak,” he said, adding that this is a “new approach”.
Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gandhi said he “ran out of the House in a second”. “The debate will happen if they allow it, but the issue is that the victim states that if the people from the government say something, we should also be given space. We wanted to say two words, but the opposition was not allowed,” he added.
