Delhi: Complaint lodged against TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee for mimicking RS Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar

A Supreme Court lawyer on Wednesday filed a complaint against Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee at Delhi's Defense Colony Police Station for mimicking Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar in presence of other MPs outside Parliament, said the officials on Wednesday,   

Banerjee during a protest at the premises of the Parliament on Tuesday, demanding statement from Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the Parliament security breach, mimicked Dhankhar, in presence of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and other leaders. 

Since the area where the MPs protested and mimicked the chair doesn't fall within the limits of South District Police, the complaint has been transferred to the New Delhi Police Station. 

Dhankhar schools opposition MPs

In response to the mimicry incident, Dhankhar slammed the TMC MP and said it was a shameful act and there has to be limit of everything.  

"I saw some time ago on TV channels...there is no limit to falling. I saw a senior leader (Rahul Gandhi) of your party (Congress) videographing the unparliamentary behaviour of another MP (Banerjee). He is even a bigger leader than you. I can only wish for good sense to prevail," said Dhankhar urging the MPs to spare some places. 

"The issue is that the office of chairman of Rajya Sabha and the office of Speaker is very different. Political parties will have their cross-currents, they will have exchanges, but imagine a senior leader of your party videographing another member of another party. Mimicry of chairman, mimicry of Speaker...How ridiculous, how shameful, how unacceptable," the Rajya Sabha Chairman said.

Incident of mimicry insult to VP: Union minister Pralhad Joshi

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said "I strongly condemn the attitude of both the members, Mr Kalyan Banerjee and Mr Rahul Gandhi. Also, the overall attitude of the INDI alliance towards the vice president, who is also the esteemed chairman of this House. They have behaved in the most insulting and derogatory manner in the House. I strongly condemn it. The entire country is watching."

He also accused the Congress of intentionally insulting President Droupadi Murmu, who hails from a tribal community.

"From day one, their party leader in the other House tried to insult her. This is happening from the beginning. This speaks of their mentality. It is a question about their mentality. Now, very senior party leaders are insulting the vice president of India," Joshi said.