Rahul Gandhi targets Lok Sabha Speaker for 'bowing down' before PM, his response
Rahul Gandhi targets Lok Sabha Speaker for 'bowing down' before PM, his response
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had a verbal exchange inside the House on Monday when the former questioned him why he bowed down to Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he met him.
"I noticed something when you (Speaker Om Birla) shook my hand. When you shook my hand, you were standing upright. But when you shook Modiji's hand, you bowed down to him", Rahul Gandhi said.
While the Opposition faction cheered Rahul Gandhi's statement, the NDA MPs objected to it, while Home Minister Amit Shah stood up and said that this was an allegation against the chair.
"It is in my culture and morals that I bow down when I meet my elders and treat as equal those who are my age", was Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla responded to Rahul Gandhi.