BJP slams Rahul for revocation of Aiyer's suspension
New Delhi, Aug 19 : The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday slammed Congress President Rahul Gandhi for revoking the suspension of Mani Shankar Aiyer's membership from the opposition party, saying both were "incomplete" without each other.
"The revocation of Aiyer's suspension is a matter of worry," BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra told a press conference here.
"It seems that Rahul is incomplete without Mani and Mani is incomplete without Rahul," the BJP leader said.
Describing Aiyer a "man of many controversies", he said that the revocation had exposed the real face of the Congress President, who had then said that the Congress did not support Aiyar's foul language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December 2017.
His remarks came a day after the Congress said it had revoked the suspension of Aiyar from the party following recommendation by its disciplinary committee.
Aiyar was suspended after he used a derogatory word against the Prime Minister ahead of the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections.
"Just after nine months his revocation has been suspended. The way he has been taken back shows it was only a lip service and the Congress President stands exposed," Patra said, adding that the "party seems to be incomplete without him (Aiyer)".
Recalling Aiyer's 2014 "chaiwala" jibe at Modi, Patra said that Aiyer's comeback is going to cost the Congress dear again in the 2019 elections.
"There will be a repeat of 2014. People of this country do not have an appetite for arrogance nor for the kind of language that some Congressmen have been using, particularly Aiyer," he said.
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LPG issue: Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned again amid opposition protests
New Delhi (PTI): Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Friday amid relentless protests by opposition members over the LPG situation and hike in its price due to the ongoing West Asia crisis.
As the House reassembled at 12 noon after an earlier adjournment over the same issue, Opposition members trooped into the Well and raised slogans against the government.
After laying of papers, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for refusing to understand the pulse of the people saying if the principal opposition continues to behave in such a manner, people will punish them severely.
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"Their leader is refusing to change. Now the members are also behaving like him. Their leader is indulging in drama in Parliament premises by holding plate and glass. They think that by doing such theatrics they will be able to draw the attention of the people, but people know them very well that is why they have not been able to come to power," Rijiju said.
Expressing disappointment over the Congress behaviour, the minister said no one in the Congress party is making their leader see logic.
"Still there is time to change otherwise people of the country will punish you severely," he said.
As the opposition refused to relent, the Chair adjourned the proceedings till 2 pm.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to respond to a debate on the second batch of supplementary demands for grants this afternoon.
