No-trust motion against VP Dhankar: BJP says Oppn move 'regrettable', asserts 'govt is very proud of him'
BJP on Tuesday termed INDIA bloc's move to submit a notice for removal of Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar as «extremely regrettable», saying the government was very proud of him.
Addressing a press conference here, Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said that they were happy with the work of the Rajya Sabha chairman while assuring that the NDA has the majority in the House. «The Opposition disrespects the dignity of the chair, be it in the Rajya Sabha or the Lok Sabha. We all know that in the parliamentary tradition, the Speakers of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are our guides. Whoever sits on the chair, we have to obey them. Congress party and their alliance partners continuously behaved wrongly by not following the direction of the chair,» he said.
Rijiju said that Dhankhar comes from a humble background and talks about farmers' and people's welfare inside and outside the Parliament. «He guides us. We respect him,» Rijiju said.
«The notice that has been served, I condemn the step of those 60 MPs who have signed the notice. NDA has the majority and we all have faith in the Chairman. We are happy with the way he guides the House,» he added.
Rijiju said at a time when the reports of «links» between George Soros and Congress leadership and their «combined anti-India agenda» have come to light, Congress and its friends are «rattled… I think the Congress leadership should apologise… The entire country is worried about the issue».
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