A wad of Rs 500 forex notes was discovered on the seat of Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi in Rajya Sabha. This sparked a row after Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar introduced that the forex notes had been discovered on seat quantity 222 allotted to Singhvi, on Thursday night after the Home proceedings had been over. The guards had been conducting their common safety examine contained in the Rajya Sabha.
Whereas BJP and its allies demanded a probe, Singhvi stated, this was “weird” as a result of he at all times carried one Rs 500 forex notice each time he went to the Home.
Singhvi stated, he went contained in the Home at 12.57 pm on Thursday and the Home was adjourned at 1 pm. He stated, he then sat within the canteen until 1.30 pm and left Parliament. “There ought to be an inquiry as to how individuals can come and put something wherever, on any seat. Every seat ought to be locked in order that the member can carry the important thing residence. If anyone places one thing on my seat after which ranges allegations, it’s not solely tragic and critical, however comedian”, Singhvi stated.
Dhankar stated he has ordered a probe since no member has come ahead to say the wad of forex notes. Chief of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallkarjun Kharge stated, the chair mustn’t have named the MP as an inquiry was already underway. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju stated, the chairman has completed the correct factor in mentioning the seat quantity and there was nothing mistaken in it. Chief of the Home J P Nadda described it as an “extraordinary and critical” incident.
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal raised an attention-grabbing level. He stated, if Congress had objection to revealing the identify of the MP even whereas the probe was on, then why had been Opposition MPs staging every day protest about stories (referring to Adani) revealed in overseas newspapers? Goyal stated, the Adani difficulty was nonetheless underneath investigation, however Congress MPs had been elevating the problem many times.
Later, Singhvi met the Chairman and stated the wad of forex notes didn’t belong to him.
The query raised by Congress is justified. Congress leaders are saying, how can anyone be named even when the inquiry is in progress. Singhvi has been claiming that the wad of notes doesn’t belong to him, then why was his identify talked about? Why no one wait until the inquiry was over?
BJP took the cue and countered saying why was Rahul Gandhi elevating Adani’s identify virtually every day even whereas the probe was on. Adani says, all of the allegations in opposition to him are baseless and false, then why cannot Congress look forward to the probe to be over? Congress has been caught in its web. When Piyush Goyal prompt that each one events should attain a consensus to not identify anyone within the Home until the probe was over, Congress leaders remained silent.
The query now’s; Ought to there be separate guidelines for Congress? Ought to Congress be given a free licence to call anyone with out completion of any probe? Congress leaders are discovering it troublesome to answer to this argument.
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