- By Abhirupa Kundu
- Sat, 23 Sep 2023 12:08 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ramesh Bidhuri's objectionable slur and unparliamentary remarks against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Kunwar Danish Ali in the Lok Sabha sparked a fresh political row, with the opposition parties slamming the ruling saffron camp and stregthening their rally to dethrone the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Aam Aadmi Party speaking on Bidhuri's comments said that action should be taken against the BJP MP by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. "The insult of Danish Ali in the House is the insult of all the opposition parliamentarians of the country, I raised the question of violence in Manipur in the House, I was suspended, and no action has been taken against the BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri," he said.
Other opposition leaders also came down heavily over Bidhuri's communal remarks against Danish Ali in Lok Sabha on Thursday and sought strict action against him.
Bidhuri who is a BJP MP from South Delhi has been reportedly given a warning from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and they said that strict action will be taken against the BJP MP if there is a recurrence.
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Meanhwile, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh strongly condemned Bidhuri's remarks and demanded his expulsion from the Lok sabha.
"What Ramesh Bidhuri said about Danish Ali is highly condemnable. The more it is criticised, the less it is. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has apologised but that is insufficient. I have never heard such language. This language should not be used inside or outside the Parliament. This is an insult to not only Danish Ali but all of us," the senior congress leader said.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah strongly objected to Bidhuri's remarks and said, "We are habitual of hearing it."
"Those words were used against the whole Muslim community. I can't understand how can Muslims associated with the BJP tolerate this? This shows what they think about Muslims...They should be ashamed," Abdullah said.
RJD MP Manoj Jha said he is "saddened but not surprised" at Bidhuri's remarks. "This is the truth of PM's 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'. We need to think that if such words were used for an MP in Parliament, then to what kind of language against Muslims, and Dalits legitimacy been given? Till now, the PM could not say a word on Ramesh Bidhuri," Jha said.
West Bengal Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shashi Panja also slammed Bidhuri.
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"BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri uttered derogatory insulting remarks against a fellow MP in House yesterday. Does this not affect the respect of the House? TMC condemns this kind of parliamentary behaviour," she said.