House seeks explanation from Robert Vadra
Vadra, in his Facebook post on July 21, had taken a dig at the BJP-led NDA govt
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat has sought explanation from Robert Vadra over his remarks on social networking site that led to a controversy in Lok Sabha last week and BJP MP Prahlad Joshi moving a privilege motion against the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Vadra, in his Facebook post on July 21, had taken a dig at the BJP-led NDA government, without naming it, before the Monsoon session began. The Monsoon session of Parliament started on July 21.
“Parliament begins and so do their petty diversionary political tactics... People of India are not fooled. Regret to see India led by such so-called leaders !!,” Vadra had said in his post.
Protesting against it, BJP MP Prahlad Joshi said in Lok Sabha that Vadra had “demeaned” Parliamentarians and wanted the issue be referred to the privileges committee of Parliament and he be brought before the House.
The MP had later moved a privilege motion against Vadra. Sources say that the Secretariat has given Vadra a week to explain on the BJP MP’s privilege motion. Speaker will take a decision on whether to refer the matter to the privileges committee. “As per the standard operating procedure, we have asked for his remarks on his comments that led to a controversy,” Parliament sources said.