Congress leader in state assembly Pradeep Mathur had to apologies in the house on Wednesday for using undignified words for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress member sitting besides the BJP was speaking on the general debate on the budget for 2016-17.
During his speech he used some derogatory words for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP members protested against the remarks and demanded from the chair that the Congress member should not only tender an apology for his remarks but his comments should also be expunged from the proceedings of the house.
The protesting BJP members soon trooped in the well of the house demanding apology from the Congress member. BJP leader in the house Suresh Khanna said ``prime minister is the elected leader of 120 crore Indians, his policies and programmes can be questioned and criticised but such remarks against the prime minister are against the dignity of the house’’.
Shyam Deo Rai Chowdhary the BJP member from Varanasi, the lok Sabha constituency of the prime minister said `` Pradeep Mathus is the leader of a national party but his comments are not in conformity with the dignity expected from him. Chowdhary said the comments of Pradeep Mathur shows his incompetence as a leader of a national party. ``You cannot be Pramod Tewari, You lack the competence and the parliamentary skills and experience of Pramod Tewari’’, said the BJP member. Pramod Tewari, presently the Rajya Sabha member is the veteran Congress leader who as Congress candidate won election for nine consecutive terms from the same assembly constituency in Pratapgarh district. He was MlA for over three decades.
The Congress member however defended himself saying ``it was slip of tongue’’. Pradeep Mathur also argued that the BJP members too keep saying so many things about the top leaders of the Congress.
To pacify the BJP member’s parliamentary affairs minister Azam Khan intervened and said the Congress member should not have said such words for the prime minister and he should tender an apology for his remarks. After around 25 minute commotions in the house, the Congress leader expressed his regrets for his remarks. He also said if the BJP members in future make any comment on the congress leaders they would also express their regrets.