Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned soon after they met as the heated exchange between the BJP and Congress over Rahul Gandhi's remarks continued
The BJP has demanded an apology from Mr Gandhi and said MPs from all parties must condemn his remarks. The Congress, however, has trashed the ruling party's allegations and said "those crushing democracy are talking of saving it".This morning, a battery of top ministers attended a meeting in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office to fine-tune the ruling party's strategy in Parliament. Union ministers Pralhad Joshi, Anurag Thakur, Piyush Goyal, Nitin Gadkari and Kiren Rijiju attended the meeting.
"We cannot sit quiet and watch everything. A member of the House goes to foreign country and talks against the democracy of India. I am shocked that some parties are also backing him. I appeal to all parties to criticise how a senior MP tried to defame Parliament on foreign land," Mr Goyal said in Rajya Sabha amid protest by Congress members.
Joining the ruling party's all-out attack against Mr Gandhi, Union Minister Anurag Thakur raked up the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. "He is saying minorities are under attack. What happened in 1984 when thousands of Sikhs were killed? Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have protected those responsible," he alleged.
Congress' Shaktisinh Gohil has filed a breach of privilege notice against Mr Goyal, Leader of the House. "Mr Goyal criticised a Member of the Lok Sabha without truth and was intentionally going on with derogatory remarks," Mr Gohil said in his notice.
