Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu responded to the opposition's charge on Thursday, saying his remarks were misinterpreted and he didn't mean any disrespect to the opposition ahead of the tabling of the Rail Budget in Lok Sabha.
"My comments were misinterpreted. I respect all members from all political parties," Naidu said even as the opposition demanded an apology from the BJP leader. As ruckus ensued, the Lok Sabha was adjourned until 11.30 am.
Earlier on Thursday, the opposition parties, which have been cornering the ruling NDA government on the contentious land ordinance issue, met and had decided not to let Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu table his Budget in Parliament until Naidu apologises for his remarks. They had also written to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan about it.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is reported to have talked tough in the meeting. "We all are together in this. Such attitude of the parliamentary affairs minister is not expected. If he does not apologise, the House will not function," she said.
What did Naidu say about opposition parties, Rahul Gandhi?
Naidu had taken an apparent dig at Rahul Gandhi's leave to introspect, saying if the Congress can't do it here, it should "go somewhere far" to do it. There was also a hint of arrogance when he said that it was his party in power at the Centre for the next five years. "We need to examine why after winning in seven states we lost in Delhi… You (Congress) have been reduced to zero," Naidu said amid a massive protest from the opposition benches.
Naidu had also claimed that the government does not want to bring ordinances and accused Congress of having a bad track record on the issue of promulgating ordinances. The Congress brought as many as 637 ordinances in 62 years, Naidu said. Targeting the Left parties and the Janata Parivar, he said the United Front government had brought in 77.
"The minister has every right to explain his position but does not have a right to insult others… We will not tolerate your insult," Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge had said before walking out with Trinamool Congress, Left and NCP members on Wednesday.
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