Rajya Sabha witnessed a heated exchange between Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge after the Opposition passed a no-confidence motion against Dhankar on Friday.
Dhankar alleged that the opposition was targeting the category he belongs to.
“Day in and day out there is only a campaign against the chairman. It is a campaign, not against me, it is a campaign against the category I belong to,” he said.
Dhankar stated that he is a farmer's son and will do anything for this country. “…..I am a farmer's son, I will not show weakness, I will die for the country….”
Kharge replied back claiming that he had faced more difficulty than Dhankar.
“If you are a farmer's son, I am also a worker's son. We are not here to listen to your praise…I have faced more challenges than you…You are insulting our party leaders; You're insulting Congress. We have not come here to listen to your praise; we came here for discussion,” Kharge said.
“The whole world knows whose praise you like. It is important that the House functions,” Dhankar responded.
The Opposition alleged that the Rajya Sabha Chairman is not allowing them to speak. “The Rajya Sabha chairman is encouraging the BJP's unruliness. He is not letting the opposition benches speak,” Kharge said.
Kharge said, “You insult me. How can I respect you?”
The Rajya Sabha Chairman said, “I am personally pained for a reason that the main opposition party has branded it a blitz as a campaign against the Speaker. They have the right to file a motion against me. This is their constitutional right, but they are deviating from the constitutional provisions.”
Amid this heated discussion, the Dhankar asked Kharge to meet him in his chamber and said that he would try to address the current issues in the Rajya Sabha.
After this verbal battle, the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha have been postponed till December 16.
