July 22, 2018;

Speaker said, while sitting in that seat, he is not Narendra Modi but the Prime Minister of India.

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan reprimanded Congress President Rahul Gandhi for hugging PM Narendra Modi at the end of his speech during Friday’s debate on the no-confidence motion.

She stated that,“Even I did not like it (the hug). There is a decorum (that we attach) to the Prime Minister’s post. Inside the House, sitting in that seat, he is not Narendra Modi but the Prime Minister of India”

Lok Sabha Speaker stated that,“Every member must maintain decorum and dignity of the House because no one else will. I want everybody to co-exist peacefully. I have no enmity with Rahul ji. He is like my son”.

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s comments came after Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh referred to Gandhi’s hug as ‘Chipko andolan’.

But Congress stated that Gandhi hugging PM Modi was an “unscripted” gesture that took “BJPs breath away”.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor tweeted that,“What an astonishing performance by Rahul Gandhi. It was a game-changing speech, tearing apart the government’s claims and ending with that unscripted hug that has literally taken the BJP’s breath away”.

Prime Minister was taken aback at first and gestured as if asking Gandhi why he was there. But the Congress President bent over, threw his arms around Modi and hugged him tight.

After recovering from an apparent shock moment, Prime Minister called Gandhi back towards him and the two shook hands. He patted Gandhi on his back and exchanged a word or two with him, smilingly.

Source PTI

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