NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday lost his cool after Bharatiya Janata Party MP Neeraj Shekhar interrupted him during his speech.
Kharge was criticising several central government policies, including the rate of inflation, when Neeraj Shekhar, son of former PM and an ex Congress leader Chandra Shekhar, budged in drawing angry reaction from the Congress president.
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“Tera baap bhi idhar mere sath tha. Tu kya baat karta hai. Chup baith (your father also was with me here. What are you talking about? Sit down!. ),” he said.
This did not go down well with the supporters of Chandra Shekhar who burnt effigies of Kharge in Balia.
“The way Shri Kharge ji misbehaved with MP Shri Neeraj Shekhar ji (Chandrashekhar’s son) in the House shows his feudal mentality. The downfall of Congress has happened only because of his thinking and arrogant ideology,” Chandra Shekhar’s grandson and BJP MLC Ravi Shankar Singh Pappu said.
“The way Shri Kharge ji misbehaved with MP Shri Neeraj Shekhar ji (Chandrashekhar’s son) in the House shows his feudal mentality. The downfall of Congress has happened only because of his thinking and arrogant ideology,” he added.
Responding to the criticism, veteran Congress leader called Chandra Shekhar a comrade and said, “I don’t insult anyone, I have worked with Chandra Shekhar ji..”
Originally a Congress leader, Chandra Shekhar rose to become prime minister in November 1990 as the head of the Janata Party, backed by Congress. However, his tenure was short-lived, as his government collapsed soon after.