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Cong Targets BJP Govt on Privilege Notice Issued Against RaGa

Anand Sharma cited PM Modi’s remarks against Manmohan Singh and Hamid Ansari during the recent Gujarat polls.

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Defending Rahul Gandhi over his tweet against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the Congress said on 6 January that if it attracted a privilege notice, then the BJP should be held guilty on many such counts.

Hitting back at the ruling party, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma cited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh and Vice President Hamid Ansari during the recent Gujarat polls.

His response came after Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah sent a privilege notice against the Congress president moved by BJP Rajya Sabha member Bhupinder Yadav to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan for further action.

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If it comes to privilege, ministers in the government have made many such comments which will attract privilege notices. The prime minister made inappropriate remarks against people who held constitutional posts.
Anand Sharma

"Later, the finance minister said the prime minister did not mean what he said. If political comments and tweets have to become privilege matters then the ruling party stands exposed and shall invite many breach of privilege notices," Sharma told reporters.

Naidu had sent the privilege notice against Gandhi to Mahajan while holding that "prima facie there is an issue of privilege", according to sources.

Gandhi had tweeted: “Dear Mr Jaitley – thank you for reminding India that our PM never means what he says or says what he means #BJPLies”.

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