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In a recent development, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has criticized Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar over his comments on Congress leader P. Chidambaram’s remarks regarding new criminal laws. Sibal stated that it is not the opposition but those like Dhankhar who insult parliamentary procedures on a daily basis. The clash between Sibal and Dhankhar escalated after the Vice President criticized Chidambaram’s statement that the new laws were ‘drafted by part-timers’ and demanded an apology for the supposed insult.
Sibal’s rebuttal came after Dhankhar expressed shock at Chidambaram’s comments and labeled them as derogatory and defamatory. Sibal took to X to address Dhankhar’s criticisms, asserting that all individuals involved in the legislative process, including lawmakers, are part-timers, hence questioning the Vice President’s accusations. Sibal emphasized that it is not the opposition, but others, who undermine the sanctity of parliamentary proceedings on a regular basis.
The verbal sparring between Sibal and Dhankhar reached a peak when the Vice President condemned Chidambaram’s statements and called for a retraction due to the alleged insult to the Parliament’s intelligence. Dhankhar’s address at an event in Thiruvananthapuram further fueled the dispute, with the Vice President urging Chidambaram to withdraw his offensive observations about Members of Parliament. The clash highlights the ongoing tensions between political figures regarding legislative processes and the decorum expected within political discourse.
