Chicago – June 28, 2024
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, met Speaker Om Birla on Thursday, where he expressed his discontent over the Speaker’s reference to the Emergency yesterday. The reference was made during a parliamentary session on Wednesday, labeling it “clearly political” and unnecessary.
Gandhi’s meeting with the Speaker was described as a courtesy call, during which he also raised the issue of the Emergency reference, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said.
“It was a courtesy call. The Speaker declared Rahul Gandhi as the Leader of the Opposition, and after that, he, along with other I.N.D.I.A bloc partner leaders met the Speaker,” Venugopal told reporters.
Asked about Emergency reference, Venugopal said, “We discussed many things about Parliament functioning. Of course, this issue also came up. Rahul ji, as Leader of Opposition, informed the Speaker that this issue could have been avoided from the Speaker’s reference. It is clearly a political reference and could have been avoided”.
