Several women MPs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to take “strongest possible” action under the rules against the Opposition MPs who allegedly committed “heinous acts” in the House and brought the democratic institutions to “disrepute” on February 4.
Expressing gratitude to the Speaker for upholding and protecting the dignity, decorum, and sanctity of the Lok Sabha on February 4, during the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address, the women MPs in a letter said: “On that day, the entire House, and indeed the whole nation, witnessed one of the most unfortunate and regrettable incidents within the Lok Sabha Chamber.”
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“We saw that the members belonging to Opposition parties not just entered the well of the House, but they also climbed on the table, tore papers and threw them towards the Chair. Moreover, distressingly, certain women Hon’ble Members crossed over to the other side with aggressive demeanour and banners and placards in their hands,” said the letter addressed to the Speaker.
The women MPs said: “They not only laid a siege of the seat of the Hon’ble Prime Minister but also moved deep inside the treasury benches where senior Ministers are seated. Even though extremely agitated and furious at this grave provocation, we, however, on the direction of our senior leaders, exercised utmost restraint and did not retaliate in any manner.”
