Deve Gowda slams opposition over no-confidence motion

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday amid huge protests by the Opposition after Leader of the House J P Nadda tore into the no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition against Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and the Congress leadership’s alleged nexus with US businessman George Soros.Nadda lambasted Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in the House Mallikarjun Kharge for criticising the Chairman at a press conference. He highlighted alleged name-calling and mimicking Dhankhar by Opposition MPs pointing out that Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi did not issue any condemnation.He also raised questions over the relationship between Sonia Gandhi and hedge fund tycoon George Soros triggering an uproar in the House.Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, 91, expressed strong disapproval of the Opposition's no-confidence motion against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. On December 11, Gowda criticized the move, calling it unnecessary and divisive. "This kind of politics serves no purpose. It only disrupts the functioning of Parliament," he reportedly said, urging leaders to focus on governance  over political battles.  

#WATCH | Delhi: Amid ruckus in Rajya Sabha, Former Prime Minister and JD(S) leader HD Deve Gowda says, "...For the first time in history they (opposition) are bringing an impeachment motion against the Chairman. They are setting a new precedent, this is going to destroy our… pic.twitter.com/DnMtREYWx0

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged that the Congress was attempting to "defame" Jagdeep Dhankhar and "insult" the Jat community by initiating a motion to remove him from the vice president's post.BJP MP and national spokesperson Sambit Patra said that the Congress and its allies have brought the notice against Dhankhar, knowing that it would fall flat on the floor of the House as they do not have enough numbers in their favour. He alleged that such a kind of notice for the first time in Rajya Sabha against its chairperson has been brought by the Congress “just to insult the Jaat community”.
The BJP spokesperson also alleged that the motion against the vice president was given by the Congress “in a hurry” on Tuesday after the BJP raised, both inside and outside Parliament, the issue of “Gandhi-Nehru family’s link with George Soros and the conspiracy to destabilise the country taking fund from the George Soros Foundation”.