NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah Thursday objected to remarks made by Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, who claimed that the rights of the Lok Sabha Speaker are being curtailed.
“This is an insult to the Chair. The rights of the Speaker do not belong to the opposition only, but to the whole House. Don’t speak in a roundabout way. You are not the protector of the Speaker’s rights,” Shah said.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also asked Akhilesh Yadav to refrain from commenting about the Chair.
Shah’s reaction came in response to Yadav alleging that the rights of the Speaker are being curtailed and the opposition would have to fight for him. The Kannauj MP was addressing LS during the debate on Waqf (Amendment) Bill when he said, “Your rights and our rights are being curtailed. I had told you that you are the judge of democracy. I have heard that some of your rights are being snatched and we’d have to fight for you.”
Birla later told Yadav that he and other members of the House must not comment on the Chair. “I expect that no personal remarks are made on the Chair,” he said.
Opposing the legislation, Yadav said it has been introduced as part of a well-thought-out politics. “When there is a democratic process for election, why nominate people? No person from outside the community is part of other religious bodies. What is the point of including non-Muslims in Waqf bodies?” he said.
Yadav added that BJP has brought this legislation to appease some hardline supporters after its setback in the Lok Sabha election.
“This is an insult to the Chair. The rights of the Speaker do not belong to the opposition only, but to the whole House. Don’t speak in a roundabout way. You are not the protector of the Speaker’s rights,” Shah said.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also asked Akhilesh Yadav to refrain from commenting about the Chair.
Shah’s reaction came in response to Yadav alleging that the rights of the Speaker are being curtailed and the opposition would have to fight for him. The Kannauj MP was addressing LS during the debate on Waqf (Amendment) Bill when he said, “Your rights and our rights are being curtailed. I had told you that you are the judge of democracy. I have heard that some of your rights are being snatched and we’d have to fight for you.”
Birla later told Yadav that he and other members of the House must not comment on the Chair. “I expect that no personal remarks are made on the Chair,” he said.
Opposing the legislation, Yadav said it has been introduced as part of a well-thought-out politics. “When there is a democratic process for election, why nominate people? No person from outside the community is part of other religious bodies. What is the point of including non-Muslims in Waqf bodies?” he said.
Yadav added that BJP has brought this legislation to appease some hardline supporters after its setback in the Lok Sabha election.