Congress’s Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is likely to speak on the Union Budget in the Lower House this week. Party sources said Priyanka was offered a chance to speak during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, but she refused, citing a new “internal norm” of the party which mandates that one member can’t speak during consecutive debates in Parliament. The “norm”, it is learnt, is backed by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi who wants all 99 members to get a chance to speak in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session in his efforts to further democratise the party’s functioning in both Houses of Parliament.
Icon By Any Name
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday had a faux pas moment during his speech at a programme in Patna to mark the 130th birth anniversary of Dalit icon Jaglal Choudhary. Gandhi, who was on a second visit to poll-bound Bihar in less than three weeks, called Choudhary “Jagat Chaudhary” twice and had to be corrected by Congress leaders in the crowd. Acknowledging his mistake, he apologised and went ahead with his speech praising Choudhary’s contribution to society.
Night Watch
After a hectic day of polling in Milkipur, the workers of the BJP and other Independent candidates left for their destinations even as Samajwadi Party’s polling agents followed the administration’s vehicles carrying EVMs to the strongroom. They had instructions from the party to keep an eye until the EVMs were locked inside the strongroom, which is around 28 km away from Milkipur. The SP leadership has also assigned duties to party workers to keep a watch on the strongrooms round-the-clock until the counting of votes begins on February 8. A party leader said they were cautious as they feared the administration “under the pressure of the ruling BJP can take any step to affect the results”.
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