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News Topical, Digital Desk : Congress women MPs have written a letter accusing Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla of acting under government pressure. In the letter, they said the Speaker was forced to make "false, baseless, and defamatory allegations" at the government's behest.
In this, it was claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi felt threatened by him, due to which he did not come to the House to reply to the motion of thanks.
The MPs clarified that these allegations were made a day later to defend the PM's absence due to government pressure.
She stressed that questioning our integrity is an attack on every woman who makes her place in public life with dignity and courage.
Did not come to the House due to fear: Congress
The letter, signed by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, S. Jothimani, R. Sudha, Genniben Thakor, Varsha Gaikwad and Jyotsna Mahant, said, "The PM's absence from the House was not due to any threat from us, it was due to fear. He lacked the courage to face the opposition."
The women MPs strongly rejected the allegations of involvement in the violence. Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, speaking to the media, said that if any MP made the threat, the government should file an FIR and arrest that MP.
Questions raised about the Speaker's impartiality
"It is quite clear that you are under constant pressure from the ruling party. We once again request you to act as an impartial custodian of the Lok Sabha," the MPs wrote in the letter.
He further appealed, 'May history remember you as a person who stood for what was right even in the most difficult circumstances... and not as a person who succumbed to the pressure of those who left no stone unturned to destroy constitutional values and damage the democratic fabric of our country.'
The MPs, referring to the unequal treatment in the House, said that while Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to speak for four days and eight opposition MPs were suspended, a BJP MP was allowed to speak in a vulgar and dirty manner against the former PM.
He claimed that the Speaker admitted his mistake but allowed the ruling party to decide on the Congress' demand for Dubey's suspension.
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