"You Must Not Bow Down": Rahul Gandhi's Big Remark On Speaker, His Reply
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Dramatic scenes played out in Lok Sabha today during Rahul Gandhi's address on Motion of Thanks to President's address
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today questioned why Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla bowed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his re-election on Wednesday. To this, Mr Birla replied that his values had taught him to respect elders and to meet equals as an equal.
Mr Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, was speaking on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address. Referring to the moments after Mr Birla was elected as Speaker for the second time, he said, "I shook hands with the Prime Minister and you and then we walked you to the Chair. You are the final arbiter of the Lok Sabha. What you say fundamentally defines Indian democracy. There are two people sitting in that Chair. There is the Speaker of Lok Sabha and there is Mr Om Birla."
