Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee’s controversial remarks against Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia created an uproar in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, with Speaker Om Birla scrapping the remarks and the senior opposition leader issuing an apology to Scindia.


The verbal spat between the benches of the Finance Ministry and the Opposition led to an adjournment in the Lok Sabha. (PTI)
The verbal spat between the benches of the Finance Ministry and the Opposition led to an adjournment in the Lok Sabha. (PTI)


However, the Union minister refused to accept Banerjee’s apology and said, “Please talk about parliamentary matters in Parliament.”


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The controversy started when Banerjee was speaking during a discussion on the amendments to the Disaster Management Act in the Lok Sabha, and the central government’s alleged non-cooperation during the Covid-19 pandemic. Home Minister Nityanand Rai countered Banerjee and said it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who helped all states and successfully tackled the crisis by taking everyone along.


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Rai further alleged that the West Bengal government was trying to create hurdles in the transportation of Covid vaccines across its territory. Supporting Rai, Scindia said India emerged as a “Vishwa Bandhu (global friend)” during the pandemic and helped all needy countries around the world.


At this point, Banerjee hit back and made certain objectionable remarks which were deleted by the Speaker.


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Scindia took exception to Banerjee’s comments. “You make personal comments. My name is Jyotiraditya Scindia. I am a citizen of this democratic system. I am here because of the blessings of the people of India, my hard work and my dedication. If he tries to smear my family and raise baseless arguments in this parliament, I will not tolerate it. Please talk about parliamentary business in Parliament. ”


Birla also underlined the importance of sticking to parliamentary business and not making personal comments.


The verbal spat between the benches of the Finance Ministry and the Opposition led to an adjournment in the Lok Sabha. When the House reconvened, Banerjee apologized for his comments but Scindia refused to accept them.


“If anyone speaks against the decorum of the house, I will not tolerate it. We will not let him say any of this,” the Union minister said.


Banerjee apologized again but the protests from the treasury benches continued and the proceedings in the House of Representatives were adjourned for half an hour.


Later in the day, women members of the Bharatiya Janata Party met Union Parliamentary Minister Kiren Rijiju and sought action against Banerjee over his comments.


Andhra Pradesh MP Daggubati Purandeswari said the TMC MP repeatedly made insulting remarks about women parliamentarians and action should be taken against him.


Speaking to the media, she said this is not the first time Banerjee has made insulting remarks against women MPs. “…I think this is very inappropriate for a parliamentarian who comes from a state led by a woman.”



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