In the latest update, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MPs took the battle against Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Parliament on Thursday by submitting notices to move a privilege motion in both the Houses against for his uncharitable comments against the formation of Telangana State.
The MPs had also staged a walkout from both the Houses because they were not allowed to raise the issue. The TRS Parliamentary Board also decided to boycott the current budget session for two days in protest against the Prime Minister’s comments and for not being allowed to raise the issue.
ALSO REDA: Privilege motion moved against PM Modi; TRS MP’s stage walkout from Rajya Sabha
Modi, in his reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, sparked outrage by making unpleasant remarks about the manner in which the AP Reorganization Bill was passed in Parliament that led to the formation of Telangana State in 2014.
PM Modi’s comments caused outrage across Telangana
The comments made by PM Modi sparked widespread outrage in Telangana, with people and TRS leaders taking to the streets on Wednesday to demand an unconditional apology and withdrawal of his remarks.
In Parliament on Thursday, the TRS MPs, holding placards, raised slogans and stormed into the well in both the Houses and staged protests after the respective presiding officers refused to allow them to take up the issue.
Earlier in the morning, Rajya Sabha MPs led by TRS Parliamentary Party leader K Keshava Rao filed a notice to the Secretary-General requesting that a privilege motion be moved against Modi. When Keshava Rao attempted to raise the issue in the House, Deputy Chairman Harivansh refused, stating that the House Chairman would take a decision on the matter
The TRS MPs, on the other hand, refused to budge and protested against the Prime Minister’s remarks, later staging a walkout. Mallikarjun Kharge, the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, also supported the TRS MPs and criticized the Prime Minister’s remarks.
Later, speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Keshava Rao said the Prime Minister’s remarks violated Parliamentary privileges while also hurting the people of Telangana. “Modi’s remarks are demeaning to the House’s procedures and proceedings. This is deeply objectionable because Parliament is the temple of democracy,” he stated.
When the proceedings in Lok Sabha resumed in the evening at around 4 p.m., TRS MPs attempted to raise the privilege motion issue against the Prime Minister for his remarks. They had previously submitted a notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and the Secretary-General.
Led by Nama Nageswara Rao, the TRS MPs in Lok Sabha stormed the House podium and staged a protest before walking out. Nageswara Rao told reporters that the TRS MPs had decided to boycott the ongoing session in both Houses for two days because they were not allowed to raise the issue.
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