Did JP Nadda ‘Insult’ Former VP Jagdeep Dhankar in Parliament in This Clip? No!

The video has been clipped to mislead viewers, as Nadda was speaking about the Opposition in the viral video.

A clipped video of Union Minister JP Nadda speaking about things going on record in the Parliament has gone viral with the false claim that he insulted former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar.

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A short video of a discussion in the Rajya Sabha during the Parliament's ongoing monsoon session, showing Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers JP Nadda has gone viral on social media.

• In the video, Nadda can be heard saying, "Nothing will go on record. Whatever I say will go on record. You should know."

The claim: This video is being shared to claim that Nadda made this statement at noon, and by 9 pm, former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar had tendered his resignation on 21 July.

• Some users sharing this video questioned whether Nadda's statement hurt Dhankar's ego or if Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Shah showed him his place.

• This clip is being shared with the same claim by several accounts linked to the Congress party, such as the Facebook pages for the Indian Youth Congress, the Gujarat Pradesh Youth Congress, and the Uttarakhand Youth Congress, among others.

An archived version of this post can be seen here.

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But...?: The video has been clipped to mislead viewers and lacks essential context.

• A longer version of the video reveals that Nadda made this statement for members of the Opposition, who were interrupting when Nadda had the floor, saying that their complaints would not on record, but his statements would since it was his time to speak.

How did we find this out?: All of the Parliament's proceedings and discussions are shared on their official YouTube channel, Sansad TV.

• We looked for videos of the monsoon session from the Rajya Sabha and came across full version of the video which was shared in the claim.

• The video started by Dhankar listing the topics that members demanded discussion for, which included the Election Commission of India's (ECI)  Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, India's response to the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, the Archeological Survey of India's (ASI) report on the findings of the excavation in Tamil Nadu's Keezhadi.

• Dhankar then gave the floor to Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, who brought up the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.

• He pointed out that US President Donald Trump had said that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan happened because of his "interference" 24 times, which was insulting to the nation.

• After Kharge's statements, Dhankar called upon Leader of the House JP Nadda to respond, who began by wishing Kharge on his birthday.

• When Nadda addressed Kharge's statement and began responding, members of the Parliament started to create a ruckus, prompting both Nadda and Dhankar to ask for silence and to listen to Nadda while he spoke.

• The Leader of the House then went on to say that Kharge had flouted rule 237 by talking about Pahalgam and Operation Sindoor, going on to say that the House should not spread the message that the government was unwilling to debate on these topics.

• Around 11:30 minutes into this video, we came across the longer version of the viral claim.

"I am not going into the details of it, but I would like to tell you," Nadda said, before being interrupted by members' shouting. At this point, he asked them to calm down, saying that none of their shouting or complaints would go on the records of the proceedings, "Whatever I will say will go on record. You should know."

• Nadda then continued talking about how they had tabled a discussion on the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor with the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) "on our own," and were completely willing to debate about it.

• The part of these discussions showing Nadda's statements were shared by various news organisations, as seen in this video report by CNBC TV 18.

Why can only Nadda's remarks enter the records?: As per the handbook for Rajya Sabha members, they are not permitted to "interrupt or obstruct any member who is speaking, by disorderly expression, hissing, making running commentaries or other interruptions or noises or in any other disorderly manner."

• The rules also prohibit arguing with a member when they are speaking, unless the Chair has permitted them to raise questions relevant to the topic of discussion.

The handbook prohibits members from interrupting others.

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In another section of the rulebook, it says that members are required to maintain decorum and seriousness of the proceedings, noting that the proceedings do not record applause, cheers, or laughter.

It mentions that slogans and cheers do not enter records.

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Additionally, one other section notes that cross-talks and whispering also do not go on record "unless they have to form part of the proceedings."

Cross-talk, too, does not enter Parliament records.

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Conclusion: A clipped video has gone viral with the false claim that JP Nadda insulted former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar by "dictating" that only his statements would go on record.

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