“Where does this chhokra come from?” Adhir Chowdhury attacked Anurag Thakur.
New Delhi:
A fierce dispute in the Lok Sabha over comments from a minister about the Nehru-Gandhi family and a congressional leader who called him a chhokra (boy) led to the first postponement of this session of parliament, which is taking place with unprecedented changes due to the coronavirus crisis.
In the commotion, members of the opposition also accused the President of bias.
The dispute broke out when the Union Minister, Anurag Thakur, spoke out in defense of the PM-CARES fund, which according to the opposition lacks transparency.
“From the High Court to the Supreme Court, every court has validated the PM-CARES fund. Young children have contributed their piggy banks. Nehru created a fund that has not been registered to date. You (Congress) only did a trust for the benefit of the Gandhi family. You appointed Sonia Gandhi as your president. It must be investigated, “said Anurag Thakur.
His comments sparked a roar of protests from opposition banks, specifically congressional deputies.
“Who is this boy from Himachal? Where does he have this chhokra “said the leader of Congress, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, to Mr. Thakur.” How did Nehru enter this debate? Do we take the name of (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi? This two-bit boy … “
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