Congress MP Rajani Patil suspended from Rajya Sabha, accused of video recording inside the House
Congress MP Rajani Patil has been suspended from Rajya Sabha for recording the proceedings of the House and sharing it on Twitter. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has called this an unpleasant activity.
Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar have suspended Congress MP Rajni Ashokrao Patil from the proceedings of the current budget session, taking serious note of the matter of recording the proceedings of the House and sharing it on Twitter. In the video shared by Rajani Patil, MPs from opposition parties are seen protesting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response. Expressing displeasure on this issue, Chairman Dhankhar said that "a video related to the proceedings of this House was circulated on Twitter in the public domain today. I took it seriously and did all that was necessary. Parliament as a matter of principle and Involvement of any outside agency cannot be sought to maintain the sanctity of the. Rajni Ashokrao Patil is indulging in this nefarious activity, it is a matter which deserves our attention."
Simultaneously, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said that "the entire matter will be examined by the Committee of Privileges. Until we get the benefit of the recommendation of the Committee of Privileges for the consideration of this respected House, Rajni Ashokrao Patil will be suspended for the current session." is suspended."
In Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal protested that "an unfortunate incident took place today. It has been observed that on social media we are seeing videos recorded in this prestigious House in which senior members of Parliament are being recorded unauthorizedly." It has been displayed and distributed through social media. I think any such action by any member is a matter of very serious concern. MPs have already complained to you about this incident. I am in the House I would consider this misconduct of MLA, a blatant and blatant disregard for the rules of the House. I would request you (Chairman) to name the member involved in this act and appropriate action should be taken in the matter." After this, the Chairman suspended Congress's Rajni Patil while paying attention to this matter.
Speaking to the media, Union Minister Smriti Irani said that "even when the Vice President was giving orders in the House, a Congress leader showed aggression by taking a dig at him. The direction given by the Vice President today is an indication that the dignity of the House is the dignity of the nation."