Robert Vadra had maintained
in his reply that there was no attempt on his part to hurt anybody and he was
only exercising his right to freedom of expression. In a Facebook post on July
21, he had said: “Parliament begins and so do their petty diversionary
political tactics… People of India are not fooled. Regret to see India led by
such so-called leaders.”
The Lok Sabha is unlikely to
pursue the breach of privilege notice given by a BJP member against Robert
Vadra, son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
“We have got his letter
(sent by Robert
Vadra to the Lok Sabha Secretariat),” said Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. “I have
given it to the Secretary-General to examine it as per rules. If there is no
issue, we will not take it up further. I do not think it is such a big issue.”
Prahlad Joshi, a BJP member
from Karnataka, had sought to move a privilege motion against Vadra. Stating
that he had demeaned parliamentarians, he wanted the issue referred to the
privileges committee.
“As far as I am aware, the
Speaker issued a notice and the person who has to respond will respond,” said
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala.
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