Lucknow: BJP's Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi was
today slammed in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly for his allegedly
intemperate remarks against Sharad Pawar and Mayawati recently over price rise with Congress and SP members terming them as undemocratic and demanding stern punishment for him.
Congress Legislature Party leader Pramod Tewari, who
raised the issue through a point of propriety, said the BJP
MP's "derogatory" remarks undermined democratic traditions and
values.
Citing an earlier instance when the young BJP leader
was in the news for similar reasons, Tewari demanded that the
Pilibhit MP be summoned in the House and subjected to strict
punishment after taking the views of the Advocate General.
Speaking on the occasion, Ambika Chaudhary and Riyaz
Ahmed of the Samajwadi Party also called for stern punishment
to anyone using intemperate language which creates hatred and
casts aspersions on the Leader of the House.
Coming to Varun's defence, BJP MLA Om Prakash Singh
though stressing that no one should use unparlaimentary
language, said Tewari had taken note of only newspaper reports
and named people who were not members of the House.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Lalji Verma said as per
the Constitution no one had the right to use "foul" language
against anyone and supported the demand for action against
anyone using such words.
However, the Speaker Sukhdev Rajbhar reserved his ruling
on saying that the issue needed to be looked into as the
position was not clear.
At a public meeting in Bulandshahr on Saturday, Varun
held both Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and UP CM
Mayawati responsible for the rising food prices terming them
as 'Ravan' and 'Surpnakha' respectively.
-PTI
First Published: Tuesday, February 09, 2010, 00:43