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TMC MP appears to mimic Dhankhar during Parliament protest sparks row | Latest News India

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New Delhi Video clips of suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee ostensibly mimicking the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Jagdeep Dhankhar, on the steps of the new Parliament building were aired on television and circulated on social media platforms on Tuesday, prompting Dhankhar to sternly criticise the act. TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee and other suspended MPs during a protest outside Parliament, on Tuesday. (Rahul Singh) Read here: ‘Why MP recorded…’: Jagdeep Dhankhar slams Rahul Gandhi, Congress over video row IPL 2024 Auction is here! Catch all the updates LIVE on HT. Join Now In the clips, Banerjee, a Lok Sabha MP from Serampore, was seen surrounded by several other suspended parliamentarians, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was seen making a video as he conducted a mock sitting of the House. Hours later, taking strong umbrage, Dhankhar described it as a personal attack on him, and said the “institution of Chairman has been ravaged”. When Rajya Sabha resumed at 2pm after an adjournment, a visibly upset Dhankhar said the “response against this institution” had touched …

‘Govt is adamant’: Sonia on Tawang clash as oppn demands talks in Parliament | Latest News India

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Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday chaired a meeting with all of her party MPs in Parliament wherein she expressed concerns over the December 9 Tawang clash, and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-headed Centre is “adamant” to not hold a discussion in the matter. “[The] government [is] being adamant and not holding a discussion on it. Public and House [are] unable to know [the] real situation. Why is [the] government not sending out a financial reply to Chinese transgression?” she asked at the Congress parliamentary party meeting, according to news agency ANI. Read all live updates of Parliament Winter session The meet was held at Parliament’s Central Hall with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, and other party MPs in attendance. In Congress parliamentary party meet, Sonia Gandhi expressed concerns over Chinese transgression. She said, “Govt being adamant & not holding a discussion on it. Public & House unable to know real situation. Why is Govt not sending out a financial reply to Chinese transgression?” …