'Shamelessly distorted facts': BJP's Nishikant Dubey moves privilege motion against Rahul Gandhi | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey moved a privilege motion against leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday while accusing him of “shamelessly distorted historical and substantive facts” during his speech in the Lok Sabha a day earlier.
In a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Dubey urged him to initiate privilege proceedings against Gandhi, alleging that the Congress leader attempted to “ridicule our country and lower the prestige of our Republic.”

Dubey claimed that during his speech on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, Rahul Gandhi made misleading assertions on six key issues, including China’s alleged land grab, India’s absence from Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, the Maharashtra assembly elections, and the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner.
The BJP MP also pointed out that the Speaker had asked Gandhi to authenticate his claims, but he failed to do so. “However, to the best of my knowledge, this ‘erudite’ person has neither authenticated his gibberish canards nor apologised for using the pious forum of Parliament to defame our country and the elected government,” Dubey wrote.
He further argued that Gandhi’s remarks violated parliamentary norms and urged the Speaker to take immediate action. “In this backdrop and also the fact that Shri Rahul Gandhi has failed to authenticate the issues on which he delivered his speech, I request your good self to initiate privilege proceedings against him on an urgent basis,” Dubey stated.
Dubey also demanded that Gandhi be reprimanded in the ongoing Parliament session, alleging that his remarks were part of a “foreign tool-kit” aimed at destabilising the country. He requested permission to raise the issue in the House under Rules 222-223 of the Lok Sabha’s Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business.
A response from Rahul Gandhi or the Congress party is awaited.