New Delhi Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said a member of Parliament is showing his agreement by not participating in a debate on a bill, while launching a fresh attack on former Union Minister P. Chidambaram for his comments about the three criminal justice laws.
This is the second time since Saturday that Dhankhar has attacked Chidambaram over his comments on the three criminal justice laws (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam) that came into force on July 1.
Addressing a group of Rajya Sabha interns here, Dhankhar, without naming Chidambaram, said: "He did not say anything in the House (Rajya Sabha). He was a member of the committee (standing committee related to the department at Home)."
If a member is part of the committee, puts his point of view before the committee, the committee by majority decides otherwise, that member has a great opportunity to participate in the proceedings before the House and make his point known and try to convince others through persuasion. , logic and rationality, Dhankhar said.
"If you don't do your constitutional duty, if you don't participate in the debate, if you don't take your point further, in a sense you're not doing your duty. And then if you say something outside, you suffer the disadvantage. "If you had a valuable opportunity, a constitutional platform, a rare opportunity that is only available to members of Parliament, you do not take advantage of the opportunity, in a sense, you forfeit your right," the vice president said.
Dhankhar stated that "you show your agreement by not participating, by remaining silent."
He said not participating in (House) proceedings and making comments outside is not correct.
On Saturday, the Vice President lashed out at Chidambaram for his comment that the three new penal laws were "drafted by part-time workers", calling it "inexcusable" and urging him to withdraw his "derogatory, defamatory and insulting" remark.
Dhankhar said he was "beyond words" when in the morning he read Chidambaram's interview to a leading national daily in which he had said that "the new laws were drafted by part-time workers".
This is the second time since Saturday that Dhankhar has attacked Chidambaram over his comments on the three criminal justice laws (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam) that came into force on July 1.
Addressing a group of Rajya Sabha interns here, Dhankhar, without naming Chidambaram, said: "He did not say anything in the House (Rajya Sabha). He was a member of the committee (standing committee related to the department at Home)."
If a member is part of the committee, puts his point of view before the committee, the committee by majority decides otherwise, that member has a great opportunity to participate in the proceedings before the House and make his point known and try to convince others through persuasion. , logic and rationality, Dhankhar said.
"If you don't do your constitutional duty, if you don't participate in the debate, if you don't take your point further, in a sense you're not doing your duty. And then if you say something outside, you suffer the disadvantage. "If you had a valuable opportunity, a constitutional platform, a rare opportunity that is only available to members of Parliament, you do not take advantage of the opportunity, in a sense, you forfeit your right," the vice president said.
Dhankhar stated that "you show your agreement by not participating, by remaining silent."
He said not participating in (House) proceedings and making comments outside is not correct.
On Saturday, the Vice President lashed out at Chidambaram for his comment that the three new penal laws were "drafted by part-time workers", calling it "inexcusable" and urging him to withdraw his "derogatory, defamatory and insulting" remark.
Dhankhar said he was "beyond words" when in the morning he read Chidambaram's interview to a leading national daily in which he had said that "the new laws were drafted by part-time workers".
