The no-confidence motion brought by the opposition against Speaker Om Birla in the Lok Sabha was rejected by voice vote. During this, Union Home Minister Amit Shah responded to the allegations of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi regarding China. Without taking the name of Rahul Gandhi, the Home Minister said that at the time of Doklam, when our and China’s armies were face to face, the opposition leaders were holding a secret meeting in the Chinese Embassy. He said that their Defense Minister said in the country’s Parliament that if a road is built on the border, the enemy will come inside.
Aksai Chin was grabbed during Congress rule: Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah said, ‘Aksai China was grabbed during the time of Congress party. Then Nehru ji replied that not even a blade of grass grows there. In 2005-06, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation received a donation of Rs 1 crore 35 lakh from the Chinese Embassy. Their FCRA license was cancelled. Congress signed an MOU with the Chinese Communist Party, it should declare what it was.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi alleged that he was not allowed to speak in the House. On this the Home Minister said that at the time of speaking he travels abroad. He said, ‘I want to tell the Congress Party that in the 17th Lok Sabha, the Congress Party was given 157 hours and 55 minutes, while it had 52 members. In comparison, BJP was given 349 hours and 8 minutes, while our member number was 303.
Goes abroad while speaking: Amit Shah
He said, ‘The Congress party has spoken for 71 hours till yesterday in the 18th Lok Sabha, even though they have 99 members, while the Bharatiya Janata Party has spoken for 122 hours, even though we have 239 members. In this also, Congress party got double the time than BJP, but they say that we were not given a chance to speak… At the time of speaking, their leaders are Germany and England.
Opposition raised questions on Speaker’s integrity: Amit Shah
The Union Home Minister said, ‘When the present Speaker was appointed, the leaders of both the parties worked together to seat him. This means that both the party and the opposition have to provide a kind of free environment to the Speaker to discharge his responsibilities and also support him to discharge his responsibilities. Any disagreement can be expressed on the decision of the Speaker, but under the rules of the Lok Sabha, the Speaker’s decisions are considered final. On the contrary, the opposition raised a question mark on the integrity of the Speaker.
