New Delhi: The Congress has defended party Vice President Rahul Gandhi's protest in Parliament on Wednesday. Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has also rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party's claims that it is aimed to quell clamour for Priyanka Gandhi's entry into the party.
Aiyar lashed out at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and said that what Rahul said in Parliament was not a gimmick but what he seriously felt.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi too had on Wednesday brushed aside Finance Jaitley's allegations of rebellion within her party. Sonia said, "Let them say what they want to." The remarks came after Jaitley said that the Congress was facing an internal coup. "The Congress is facing a coup within the party. For that you need not drag the House or the presiding officer into the mess. Day after day established leaders are speaking out. If you want to show that you are doing something, it's better you lead your party. It's time for the Congress to introspect," Jaitley said while responding to Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's charge of partiality against Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
"The Congress has disturbed the House, not allowed me to go on. Why has the party made an issue out of a non-issue," Jaitley questioned.
Taking a jibe at Rahul, Jaitley said that the people who do not speak in the House have been complaining that they are not being allowed to speak.
Jaitley's statement came after Rahul Gandhi led a protest by his party MPs and demanded discussion on the Communal Violence Bill. Rahul entered the well of the House in the Lok Sabha shouting slogans and demanding that the Bill be brought for discussion and passage.
"Only one person's voice is heard, our views aren't heard. We want discussion. The Speaker is partial, we won't tolerate this partiality, only one voice cannot be heard," Rahul said soon after the Lok Sabha was adjourned.
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