Congress Moves Against Modi over Anurag Thakur’s Remark
The Congress party has submitted a privilege motion notice in Lok Sabha against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sharing BJP MP Anurag Thakur’s remarks on social media . The motion was submitted by Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi.
The motion was submitted because PM Modi shared a video of Anurag Thakur’s speech, which contained a casteist remark against Rahul Gandhi . The Congress party has accused PM Modi of encouraging a breach of parliamentary privilege by sharing the video.
Anurag Thakur made a remark against Rahul Gandhi’s caste during a discussion on the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha . The remark led to an uproar among opposition MPs, and Rahul Gandhi said that he did not need an apology.
PM Modi shared the video of Anurag Thakur’s speech on social media and called it a “must hear” ¹. The Congress party has accused PM Modi of encouraging a serious breach of parliamentary privilege by sharing the video.
The Congress party has condemned PM Modi’s action and said that it reflects the BJP-RSS and PM Modi’s deep-rooted casteism . The party has also said that PM Modi should know where to speak and who to defend