New Delhi, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday hit out at Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar over his criticism of Congress leader P Chidambaram's comments on new criminal laws and said it is not the opposition which insults parliamentary procedures on a daily basis.
Sibal's comments came a day after Dhankhar attacked Chidambaram over his statement that the three new criminal laws were "crafted by part-timers", terming it "inexcusable" and accusing him of his "insulting, defamatory" And had requested to withdraw the derogatory" comment.
Dhankhar had said that he was "shocked beyond words" when he read Chidambaram's interview with a leading national daily, in which he had said that "the new laws were drafted by part-timers".
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"Who else disrespects parliamentary procedures on a daily basis? Not us!" Sibal, a prominent opposition voice and an independent Rajya Sabha MP, said.
Addressing an event in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, Dhankhar had referred to Chidambaram's comments and said, "Are we part-time in Parliament? This is an unpardonable insult to the wisdom of Parliament...
"I don't have words strong enough to condemn such a story and labeling an MP as part-time."
The Vice President had said, "I appeal to him (Chidambaram) from this platform to please withdraw these derogatory, derogatory and highly derogatory comments about Members of Parliament (MPs). I hope he will do so." SibalDV
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Sibal's comments came a day after Dhankhar attacked Chidambaram over his statement that the three new criminal laws were "crafted by part-timers", terming it "inexcusable" and accusing him of his "insulting, defamatory" And had requested to withdraw the derogatory" comment.
Dhankhar had said that he was "shocked beyond words" when he read Chidambaram's interview with a leading national daily, in which he had said that "the new laws were drafted by part-timers".
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"Who else disrespects parliamentary procedures on a daily basis? Not us!" Sibal, a prominent opposition voice and an independent Rajya Sabha MP, said.
Addressing an event in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, Dhankhar had referred to Chidambaram's comments and said, "Are we part-time in Parliament? This is an unpardonable insult to the wisdom of Parliament...
"I don't have words strong enough to condemn such a story and labeling an MP as part-time."
The Vice President had said, "I appeal to him (Chidambaram) from this platform to please withdraw these derogatory, derogatory and highly derogatory comments about Members of Parliament (MPs). I hope he will do so." SibalDV
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