New Delhi [India], July 30 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Singh Thakur on Thursday moved a notice of breach of privilege and contempt of the House against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over the use of unparliamentary remarks during the Lok Sabha proceedings on July 29.
In his notice submitted under Rule 222 read with Rule 223 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, Thakur alleged that Rahul Gandhi used "unparliamentary and derogatory language" while addressing the House and repeated the remarks despite being warned by the Chair.
"Use of unparliamentary and derogatory language (violation of Rule 352): During his address to the House, Rahul Gandhi, while narrating a purported conversation with a student, categorised persons into three classes, 'students', 'idiots' and 'andhbhakts', the latter two terms being used to characterise citizens and, by clear implication, political opponents and supporters of the Government. This drew immediate objection from the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Kiren Rijiju, who demanded that the words be expunged as unparliamentary. But still, Rahul Gandhi has repeated the words, even after being warned by the chair," the notice read.
He alleged that the remarks violated Rule 352(ii), which bars a Member from making personal references by imputing a motive to, or questioning the bona fides of, any person unless imperatively necessary to the debate; Rule 352(iii), which prohibits offensive expressions; and Rule 352(vii), which bars defamatory words directed at any individual or class of persons.
"Terming a section of citizens as 'idiots' and 'andhbhakts' on the floor of the House is offensive, derogatory, and demeans the dignity of Parliament, constituting contempt of the House," the notice stated.
Thakur also alleged that the remarks made by Rahul Gandhi were outside the scope of the matter under debate and violated the convention embodied in Rule 352(viii), which bars the use of the right of speech for purposes extraneous to, or obstructive of, the business before the House.
"A Member is required to confine remarks to the matter under discussion; introducing extraneous, provocative anecdotes to disparage sections of society falls outside this scope and amounts to misuse of the floor," he said.
The BJP MP further accused Rahul Gandhi of levelling "grave and unsubstantiated allegations" against Union Home Minister Amit Shah without giving adequate advance notice, as required under Rule 353.
"Rahul Gandhi levelled grave and unsubstantiated allegations against the Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah, in the course of his remarks, without furnishing advance notice under Rule 353, and without providing any documentary evidence or credible source to substantiate the claims," the notice stated.
Thakur alleged that such conduct denied the Home Minister a fair opportunity to investigate and respond to the allegations.
"By levelling serious charges against the Home Minister without prior notice, Gandhi has denied the Minister a fair opportunity to investigate and respond, thereby violating both the letter and the spirit of Rule 353, and bringing into question the propriety of proceedings before this august House," he said.
In his notice, Thakur alleged that Rahul Gandhi had committed a breach of privilege and contempt of the House by using the derogatory words, making remarks outside the scope of the debate and levelling grave allegations against the Union Home Minister without the mandatory advance notice.
"He has conducted and behaved in the House in such a manner that it was obstructive in the proper discharge of the functions of members of Lok Sabha individually and collectively as a House. He also did not follow the repeated instructions of the Hon'ble Speaker of the House. Rahul Gandhi has committed Breach of Privilege of a member of Lok Sabha, Contempt of Lok Sabha and utter disregard to the authority of Speaker," the notice stated.
Thakur requested that the notice be admitted under Rule 222, the alleged offending remarks be expunged from the proceedings under Rules 380 and 381, and the matter be referred to the Committee of Privileges under Rule 227 for detailed inquiry and appropriate action.
He also sought a direction that Rahul Gandhi tender an unconditional apology to the House and to Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
"I remain available to furnish any further particulars, including the official proceedings and video record of the House on 29 July 2026, as may be required by the Chair or the Committee," Thakur said in his motion notice.