New Delhi:
The president of the Congress, Mallikarjun Kharge, lost his calm during a speech in Rajya Sabha when Neeraj Shekhar, the deputy of BJP and the son of former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, interrupted him. Mr. Kharge reminded Mr. Shekhar that he was a contemporary of his father and that he had seen him as a child. Threwing to the deputy of BJP, he asked him to sit down.
The veteran Congress leader went to the upper house on Monday during the debate on the motion of thanks to the president’s speech. He was talking about the fall of the rupee against the US dollar when Mr. Shekhar interrupted him.
“Tera Baap Ka Bhi Main Aisa Sathi Tha. Your Kya Baat Karta Hai? Tujhko Lekar Ghuma. Chup, Chup, Chup Baith (she was your father’s partner. Kharge said.
The outbreak caused an uproar and President Jagdeep Dhankhar was seen asking both sides to keep calm. “Chandra Shekharji turns out to be one of the highest leaders that this country has seen.
Both Mr. Kharge and Mr. Shekhar said they are cordial for each other every time they are.
Kharge said he and the late Chandra Shekhar were arrested together. “That’s why I said your father was my partner. And you got up as if …”, he told Mr. Shekhar.
The president said: “You are saying ‘Apke Baap’, can we certify this expression? You are telling another honorable member ‘Apke Baap’, we have to have respect for Chandra Shekharji. Please, retire.”
Mr. Kharge replied that it is not his habit insulting anyone. Then he accused the BJP of insulting the former prime minister, the late Manmohan Singh. “Someone said that he uses a waterproof as they bathed, some said he did not speak, some said he cannot direct the government. They made such insulting comments, but he endured them and remained silent in the interest of the country. It was called Mauni Baba. This. This. . said.
A former Samajwadi party deputy, Neeraj Shekhar joined the BJP in 2019. His father, Chandra Shekhar, is considered among the highest socialist leaders in the history of the country and served as prime minister for six months from October 1990 to June of 1991.