New Delhi, February 13 The BJP launched a scathing attack on Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, alleging that his conduct throughout the first phase of the Budget session of Parliament, which concluded on Friday, remained "anarchic, undemocratic, and politically uncivilized."
Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, senior party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad alleged that the way Congress members behaved during the session at Gandhi's behest made it clear that he does not believe in any "democratic process, democratic integrity, or the rules and decorum of the House."
"He (Rahul Gandhi) will do whatever he wants... It is concerning that Rahul Gandhi's entire conduct is now becoming anarchic," the BJP MP said.
Prasad alleged that Gandhi's "entire political conduct" is now becoming an "embodiment of anarchy," with the Congress leader showing no respect for "norms, parliamentary procedures, constitutional propriety, and democratic traditions" during the session.
"The BJP strongly condemns this rampant, undemocratic, and politically uncivilized behavior of Rahul Gandhi," the former Union minister said.
"Gandhi has not become the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha due to his ability or talent. Since he has become the LoP, he should learn a bit," he added.
The tumultuous first phase of the Budget session, which saw heated exchanges over the India-US interim trade deal and the unpublished memoir of former army chief M M Naravane, concluded on Friday, and the House will now reassemble on March 9.
The first part of the session began on January 28 with the address of President Droupadi Murmu to a joint sitting of the two Houses.
The Lok Sabha witnessed dramatic scenes and repeated adjournments from February 2 afternoon after the Chair disallowed Gandhi from quoting excerpts from Naravane's memoir related to the 2020 India-China conflict.
The House witnessed noisy protests and dramatic scenes in the coming days, leading to the suspension of seven Congress MPs and one CPI-M member from the House for the remainder of the Budget session for unruly behavior.
The Opposition also submitted a notice to move a resolution to remove Om Birla as Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
