VP Dhankhar slams Rahul Gandhi’s microphone comment, calls it ‘larger lie to set a story’

Express News Service

LUCKNOW: Launching a veiled assault on Rahul Gandhi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, on Saturday, accused him of mendacity on international land over the former Congress chief’s feedback concerning microphones of the Opposition being turned off in Parliament.

Dhankar, who can also be the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, mentioned, “There cannot be a bigger lie when someone tries to set a narrative by saying that in the biggest panchayat, the Parliament, mics are switched off.”

Criticising the Congress chief, the Vice President mentioned Temples of democracy can’t be allowed to be outraged and lamented that “some people” are attempting to undermine the achievements of the nation because of their short-sightedness.

“Democratic values are important and we cannot allow temples of democracy to be outraged as we are considered to be the mother of democracy,” he mentioned.

Rahul Gandhi instructed British parliamentarians in London on Monday that functioning microphones in Lok Sabha are sometimes silenced in opposition to the Opposition. He had made the remark throughout an occasion organised by veteran Indian-origin Opposition Labour Party MP Virendra Sharma within the Grand Committee Room throughout the House of Commons complicated.

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Vice President whereas addressing a gathering throughout ‘Ayurveda Mahakumbh’ at Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Meerut within the presence of UP Governor Anandiben Patel and CM Yogi Adityanath.

Dhankar, who was addressing a gathering throughout ‘Ayurveda Mahakumbh’ at Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Meerut, claimed such a factor (turning off microphones) was carried out through the “black chapter” of Emergency, however it isn’t potential now.

Dhankhar mentioned it was his constitutional obligation “to indicate to the world at large that mics are not switched off in India’s Parliament.”

The Vice President additionally mentioned it’s “saddening” to see that some individuals say “what is going on in the country,” including “Which other country can claim that their judiciary acts with lightning speed, but our Supreme Court does work like this.”

“We are the world’s most functional democracy, no other country can make such a claim that they have democracy from panchayat (grassroots) to municipality to state and up to the Centre. There can be opinions but it (India’s democracy) is vibrant and functional,” Dhankar mentioned.

During his UK go to, Gandhi had additionally alleged that the media, the institutional frameworks, the judiciary, and Parliament is all below assault. He had additionally expressed remorse that democratic components of the world, together with the US and Europe, have failed to note {that a} “large chunk of democracy has come undone.”

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At the Saturday occasion, whereas stressing on democratic values, Dhankhar mentioned the behaviour of lawmakers in Parliament and state legislatures ought to be “exemplary” as these had been the locations of “debate, dialogue, discussion, deliberation and not of disruption and disturbance.”

The vice chairman additionally cited that “the Constitution makers deliberated and discussed contentious and divisive issues for three years but not a (single) member came into the Well, showed placards or raised slogans, (but) why is it today just the opposite.”

The Congress had hit again at Dhankhar for his criticism of Gandhi’s remarks, saying that the Rajya Sabha chairman is an umpire and can’t be a cheerleader for any ruling dispensation.

LUCKNOW: Launching a veiled assault on Rahul Gandhi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, on Saturday, accused him of mendacity on international land over the former Congress chief’s feedback concerning microphones of the Opposition being turned off in Parliament.

Dhankar, who can also be the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, mentioned, “There cannot be a bigger lie when someone tries to set a narrative by saying that in the biggest panchayat, the Parliament, mics are switched off.”

Criticising the Congress chief, the Vice President mentioned Temples of democracy can’t be allowed to be outraged and lamented that “some people” are attempting to undermine the achievements of the nation because of their short-sightedness.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“Democratic values are important and we cannot allow temples of democracy to be outraged as we are considered to be the mother of democracy,” he mentioned.

Rahul Gandhi instructed British parliamentarians in London on Monday that functioning microphones in Lok Sabha are sometimes silenced in opposition to the Opposition. He had made the remark throughout an occasion organised by veteran Indian-origin Opposition Labour Party MP Virendra Sharma within the Grand Committee Room throughout the House of Commons complicated.

READ HERE| ‘Thoughtless denigration of democratic values’: VP Dhankhar on Rahul’s comment 

Vice President whereas addressing a gathering throughout ‘Ayurveda Mahakumbh’ at Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Meerut within the presence of UP Governor Anandiben Patel and CM Yogi Adityanath.

Dhankar, who was addressing a gathering throughout ‘Ayurveda Mahakumbh’ at Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Meerut, claimed such a factor (turning off microphones) was carried out through the “black chapter” of Emergency, however it isn’t potential now.

Dhankhar mentioned it was his constitutional obligation “to indicate to the world at large that mics are not switched off in India’s Parliament.”

The Vice President additionally mentioned it’s “saddening” to see that some individuals say “what is going on in the country,” including “Which other country can claim that their judiciary acts with lightning speed, but our Supreme Court does work like this.”

“We are the world’s most functional democracy, no other country can make such a claim that they have democracy from panchayat (grassroots) to municipality to state and up to the Centre. There can be opinions but it (India’s democracy) is vibrant and functional,” Dhankar mentioned.

During his UK go to, Gandhi had additionally alleged that the media, the institutional frameworks, the judiciary, and Parliament is all below assault. He had additionally expressed remorse that democratic components of the world, together with the US and Europe, have failed to note {that a} “large chunk of democracy has come undone.”

ALSO READ | Structures of India’s democracy below ‘brutal assault’, says Rahul in UK

At the Saturday occasion, whereas stressing on democratic values, Dhankhar mentioned the behaviour of lawmakers in Parliament and state legislatures ought to be “exemplary” as these had been the locations of “debate, dialogue, discussion, deliberation and not of disruption and disturbance.”

The vice chairman additionally cited that “the Constitution makers deliberated and discussed contentious and divisive issues for three years but not a (single) member came into the Well, showed placards or raised slogans, (but) why is it today just the opposite.”

The Congress had hit again at Dhankhar for his criticism of Gandhi’s remarks, saying that the Rajya Sabha chairman is an umpire and can’t be a cheerleader for any ruling dispensation.