Union Home Minister Amit Shah responded to the opposition’s allegation of ending democracy. He said, ‘No one has the power to eliminate democracy from this country, those who tried were eliminated by the public.

Samajwadi Party MP Sanatan Pandey used indecent language in the Lok Sabha, after which he is being criticized a lot in political circles. Violating the decorum of the House, Akhilesh Yadav’s MP Sanatan Pandey used abusive language for the ruling party. After this the speaker advised him to remain within limits.

Actually, the SP MP was giving a speech in the House, when he raised the issue that the opposition leaders from the ruling party are not allowed to speak. Angered by this, Sanatan Pandey got emotional and started scolding the members of the ruling party. During this time he said something which an MP should not have said.

SP MP Sanatan Pandey used abusive words

Sanatan Pandey said during his speech, “Ever since I came to the House, I have been seeing that whenever any member of the opposition tries to present his views, some &%*$@ type of people sitting in the ruling party want to suppress the voice of the opposition. These people cannot suppress the voice of the opposition.” As soon as he said this, all the MPs sitting in the House became uncomfortable. Some started laughing and some even expressed objection.

Who is Sanatan Pandey?

Sanatan Pandey is Samajwadi Party MP from Ballia. He has contested Assembly elections five times and Lok Sabha elections twice. He has also been a one-time MLA. Sanatan Pandey comes from Pandeypur of Rasra assembly constituency. After studying from Polytechnic, he became JE in Sugarcane Development Council. In 1996, he resigned from government job and joined Samajwadi Party.

The leadership of Samajwadi Party has expressed confidence in him many times. First, he was made victorious by giving him ticket from Chilkahar assembly seat. Then after delimitation, he got the MLA ticket from Rasra seat, but he could not win. Contested elections from Ballia Lok Sabha seat in 2019 but lost to BJP. This time in 2024, his luck shone and he got elected as the MP of Ballia.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi has alleged that he is not allowed to speak in the House. Republican Party of India (Athawale) Chief and Central Minister Ramdas Athawale has reacted to this. Ramdas Athawale says, “It is not that only Rahul Gandhi is stopped. When such a discussion takes place or wrong statements are made, then the Speaker stops him.”

Ramdas Athawale claims, “It is not right at all that Rahul Gandhi makes such allegations. This House belongs to only one party. Everyone expresses their views, but you (the opposition) create ruckus, so they are prevented from speaking.”

Delhi: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale says, “I don’t think it is that only Rahul Gandhi is stopped. Whenever there is a discussion on any issue, if someone makes a wrong statement, the Speaker stops them. In this context, I think it is not right for Rahul Gandhi to make such… pic.twitter.com/iXnx6ZgrWn

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Mentioned MM Naravane’s book

Ramdas Athawale further said, “Rahul Gandhi’s allegations are wrong. When Rahul Gandhi was speaking on the proposal for the President’s address, he had said the wrong thing. The book of our Army Chief MM Naravane had not even been printed. The publishing house itself had said that the book has not been printed yet. Therefore, what Rahul Gandhi said was wrong, hence he is prevented from speaking.”

RPI Chief says, “Earlier, Rahul Gandhi was speaking for only half an hour. Therefore, the allegation that he was not allowed to speak is factually wrong. By making such allegations, Rahul Gandhi is spoiling his own image. The House belongs to everyone, everyone has the right to speak here. Rahul Gandhi speaks as much as he wants to, but one should not talk by giving wrong references.”

After a huge uproar in the Lok Sabha, the proceedings of the House have been adjourned till 11 am on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. There was an uproar in the House after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi raised the issue of India-China standoff, which was stopped by the ruling party and claimed that it was against the rules of the House. Referring to a quote by former Army Chief MM Naravane, Rahul Gandhi has claimed that the government is trying to stop the publication of his book.

Defense Minister angry at Rahul Gandhi

After this, the opposition members started creating ruckus in the House and objected to not allowing the leader of the opposition to speak. However, Rahul Gandhi continued to raise the issue and said that his source, a magazine, was genuine and he would raise the issue citing the publication. After this, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh interrupted Rahul Gandhi and said that I just want to ask the opposition leader that if the book existed and its contents were correct, then it would definitely have been published.

Four tanks were entering Kailash range: Om Birla

After this, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla intervened again, to which Rahul Gandhi said, ‘Okay, I will not quote the magazine now. There was a border. There were armies of some country on the border, which were entering that border. Four tanks were entering the Kailash range. During this, he was interrupted again. The uproar continued in the Lok Sabha and Rahul Gandhi said, ‘Speaker Sir, please tell me what I should say.’ On this, Speaker Birla said, ‘I am not your advisor, but as the Speaker, it is my responsibility to ensure that the House runs as per the rules and procedures and the discussion remains on the topic under consideration.’

House will function as per rules: Kiren Rijiju

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said, ‘Our party started the motion of thanks on the President’s address. We all were sitting to listen to the speech of opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, but from the very beginning, Rahul Gandhi violated the rules and started quoting from a book, about whose publication and authenticity nothing was clearly mentioned. The Defense Minister and all of us said that the House will run according to the rules and everyone should speak according to the rules. No one can challenge the chair.

Can Congress bring back the ground lost in 1962: Rijiju

He said, ‘Even after the decision of the Lok Sabha Speaker, Rahul Gandhi kept repeating the same mistake. He wasted half an hour, violated rules and kept repeating the same things. He started speaking about the China border. Can the Congress Party bring back the land which was captured by China in 1959 and 1962? Rahul Gandhi should apologize to the country. If someone is born in a well-known family, are they above Parliament? Are they above the rules?’

Use your brain Rahul Gandhi: Rijiju

The Parliamentary Affairs Minister said, ‘India is a democratic country and runs according to the rules. Rahul Gandhi does not follow any rules. He considers himself above Parliament. Senior Congress leaders stood up and started clapping. Rahul Gandhi should use his brain and convince his MPs to follow the rules. This is my request to him. He should apologize for the sins of Congress regarding the China border.