Rahul’s bid to quote from Naravane ‘book’ rocks LS

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's repeated attempts on Monday to refer to a magazine report based on a manuscript to question the government's handling of the 2020 China border clash sparked a row in the Lok Sabha, as Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members accused the Congress leader of “misleading” the House.

- HT Correspondent

Caravan magazine had published excerpts from the manuscript in its issue dated January 31.Singh and Shah argued the manuscript had not been published. “If it is not published, how can it be mentioned?” asked Shah

For over 40 minutes, Gandhi was adamant about reading from the report, amid objections on technical grounds. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla cited Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha (349 and 353) and ruled that Gandhi cannot read from the magazine article.