Congress Moves Privilege Motion Against Amit Shah, Day After Trinamool

Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge's motion, comes just a day after Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien submitted a similar notice

The Congress today moved a privilege motion against Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks about Dr BR Ambedkar. Mr Shah, speaking in the Rajya Sabha on December 17, had commented that Congress leaders "would have got a place in heaven had they chanted the name of God rather than following the fashion of repeating Ambedkar's name."

Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge's motion, comes just a day after Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien submitted a similar notice, accusing Mr Shah of demeaning Dr Ambedkar and belittling the contributions of Opposition. 

"I hereby give a notice of question of privilege against Shri Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs under Rule 188 of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha)," Mr Kharge said in his notice. "It is well established that any misconduct in the presence of the House or casting reflections and making defamatory statements constitute a breach of privilege and contempt of the House."