The Rajya Sabha today witnessed din and uproarious scenes during the debate on Operation Sindoor and the Pahalgam terror attack when leader of the House JP Nadda clashed bitterly with the leader of the opposition, Mallikarjun Kharge. Kharge concluded his speech on Operation Sindoor, particularly targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Responding to Kharge's remarks, JP Nadda accused the Congress' Chief of "losing his mental balance". This led to uproar by the opposition, demanding an apology from the Leader of the House.
Heated exchange and verbal spat between the two led to chaos in the House .Tensions erupted moments after Kharge concluded a fiery hour-long speech, sharply criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Responding to Kharge’s attack, Nadda accused the Congress veteran of having "lost his mental balance", a remark that triggered a storm of protest from the opposition benches.
The jibe was immediately condemned, with Kharge demanding a retraction and calling it “a matter of shame.”
Nadda had also demanded that Kharge's statements be expunged because they were made in a “flow of emotions”.
Amid heated exchanges in the Rajya Sabha during the Operation Sindoor debate, Leader of the House JP Nadda objected to Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge's remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Kharge said Nadda was one of the ministers in the NDA government whom he respected and added it was a matter of shame that such remarks were made.
Kharge said Nadda was one of the ministers in the NDA government whom he respected and added it was a matter of shame that such remarks were made.After Kharge concluded his speech, Nadda accused the Congress chief of “losing his mental balance”, in connection with the remarks made against PM Modi. Nadda further demanded that Kharge's statements be expunged because they were made in a “flow of emotions”.
Responding to the “mental balance” remark, Kharge said that Nadda was one of the ministers in the NDA government whom he respected and added it was a matter of shame that such remarks were made.Following this, Nadda got up to say that he had already “taken back” his words, while adding that if they hurt Kharge's feelings, he would apologise for the same.
“I have already taken back my words, but if they have hurt his (Kharge's) feelings, I apologise for the same,” Nadda said. However, he added that Kharge had “crossed limits” and made remarks against PM Modi “in passion and out of emotion", asking for these to be expunged.
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