Lok Sabha member and Congress leader Manickam Tagore on August 14 wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to move a privilege motion against BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore for his remarks against the Gandhi family, while the Privileges Committee of the Lower House will meet on Friday to examine the complaint of gross misconduct against Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
In the no-confidence debate, the BJP MP had said Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, had failed to meet Indian athletes but met with the Chinese Communist Party officials.
“Such a statement, made by a Member of Parliament, carries significant weight and can sway public opinion. It is imperative that actions are taken to address this issue promptly,” Mr. Tagore said in his letter to Mr. Birla.
