- By Shivam Shandilya
- Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:31 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The disruptions in the parliamentary proceedings continued on Wednesday after a personal attack on the Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia by Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee. However, Banerjee later apologised for his remarks, and Scindia refused to accept it.
Earlier in the day, a heated argument between BJP MP Scindia and TMC's Kalyan Banerjee during a discussion on the Disaster Management Bill led to chaos in the Lok Sabha and forced a 30-minute adjournment. The controversy began after Banerjee made personal accusations, including a controversial remark about Scindia, which outraged BJP women MPs. They immediately demanded the expulsion of from the House.
Reacting to the remark by Banerjee, Scindia condemned the remarks and also rejected the apology of Banerjee, asserting that the personal attacks would not be tolerated. He also said that there will be no compromise on the self-respect.
"Kalyan Banerjee has said sorry. We all come to this House with the spirit of contributing to the nation's development. However, there will be no compromise on self-respect," Scindia said.
The heated exchange began after Kalyan Banerjee spoke during a discussion on the amendments to the Disaster Management Act and accused the central government of non-cooperation during the pandemic. Responding to it, Minister Nityanand Rai countered and praised PM Modi for his efforts and claimed that the West Bengal government had hindered vaccine transportation.
Scindia then stood up and supported Rai and stated that India had emerged as a “Vishwa Bandhu" during the pandemic and helped countries in need. Following this, Banerjee attacked Scindia and made the “lady killer" remarks against the minister, which were expunged by Speaker Om Birla.
Andhra Pradesh BJP President Daggubati Purandeswari criticised Banerjee's repeated offensive remarks about women parliamentarians. She said, "The repetitive comments that Kalyan Banerjee of TMC has been making against women in Parliament—this is not the first time. He has commented, pointing out to Jyotiraditya Scindia that he is a..."
"Even earlier, he had said there are so many beautiful women in the House, but my attention is not distracted. I think this is very unbecoming of a parliamentarian who hails from a state led by a woman - Mamata Banerjee leads West Bengal - and it is very unbecoming of him to pass such comments on women," Purandeswari added.
ALSO READ: PM Modi Interacts With Smart India Hackathon Participants: 'India's Strength Is Youth...'
Purandeswari further condemned Banerjee's behaviour, calling his remarks offensive and disrespectful. She said, "He is repeatedly habituated to making comments like this, which are very offensive to women. The women parliamentarians of the Lok Sabha have met the Speaker and Kiren Rijiju, requesting them to take harsh action against him so that he does not repeat such behaviour. This should also serve as an example to other parliamentarians, emphasising the need to respect women."
(With input from agencies)