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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar condemns heckling of RS deputy chairman

PATNA: Chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar on Monday condemned the heckling of Rajya Sabha (RS) deputy chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh in the House during the passage of the farm Bills. “Whatever happened in the RS yesterday (on Sunday) was very wrong. The incident should be strongly condemned,” Nitish said while speaking at a virtual programme in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Earlier on Sunday, Nitish said he was “stunned and saddened” after hearing about the attack on Harivansh. “Today’s (Sunday) incident in the RS hurts the dignity of the Parliament. In democracy, we should maintain the dignity of the Parliament and respect the prestige of the chair,” Nitish tweeted in Hindi on Sunday night. Speaking at the same programme, deputy CM and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said, “The heckling of Harivansh in the Upper House during the passage of farm Bills has hurt the prestige of the people of Bihar. They will give a befitting reply in the coming assembly polls.” He added, “Harivansh is a respected person in Bihar and across the country.” JD (U) leader in the RS Ram Chandra Prasad Singh also condemned the incident and pointed out that the attack on Harivansh was an “insult to the Parliament and Bihar”. “Harivansh is loved by the people of Bihar. Hence, an attack on such a respectable and decent person is intolerable,” Singh told TOI over phone from New Delhi. Calling Harivansh the “son of Bihar”, Singh further said the members of the JD (U) would not tolerate any kind of attack on the RS deputy chairman.

The Times of India

2020-09-22

Patna