NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Thursday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to seek action against BJP MP Sambit Patra, who called Rahul Gandhi a “traitor of the highest order” and linked the leader of the opposition in the Lower House to American businessman George Soros.
Tagore urged Birla to take immediate and stringent action against the BJP MP calling his remarks a “clear violation of the decorum and ethics expected of a member of the Parliament of India“.
“I am writing to express deep concern over the highly inappropriate and disrespectful behaviour exhibited by MP Shri Sambit Patra during a recent media interaction in New Delhi on December 5, 2024. During this interaction, Shri Sambit Patra used highly slanderous language against the leader of opposition (Lok Sabha) Shri Rahul Gandhi,” Tagore wrote in a letter to the Lok Sabha speaker.
He further said: “Such behaviour not only tarnishes the image of the esteemed Parliament but also insults the dignity of a high constitutional office. As a custodian of the Parliament, I urge you to take immediate and stringent action against Shri Sambit Patra. His conduct is a clear violation of the decorum and ethics expected of a member of the Parliament of India.”
MP Tagore’s letter to Speaker Birla
The Congress MP said he trusted the governor to “take appropriate steps to uphold the dignity and integrity of our parliamentary system”.
Earlier today, Patra alleged that Soros, US-based agencies, and the investigative media platform Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), along with Rahul, formed a “dangerous triangle” working to destabilise India and incite public unrest in pursuit of a regime change.
Patra criticised Rahul for relying heavily on one source pointing out that the latter had held press conferences targeting the Modi government based on reports from the OCCRP on Covid vaccine and Pegasus.
“OCCRP and Rahul Gandhi are two bodies and one soul,” he said.
Patra’s post came after Congress put up a similar split image of PM Modi and Gautam Adani with the slogan “Modi Adani bhai bhai” in their bid to voice protest against the central government over the treatment of Adani issue, demanding the constitution of a joint parliamentary committee into the matter.