Rajya Sabha Chairman Condemns Trinamool MP's Mockery; Congress Leader Films Act
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Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee mimicked Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar during a protest, which Dhankhar condemned as "ridiculous" and "unacceptable".
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Dhankhar objected to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi filming Banerjee's mimicry act.
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Dhankhar told Congress leader P Chidambaram to imagine his anguish at seeing a senior leader film an MP mocking the Institution of Chairman.
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Several ministers criticized Rahul Gandhi for filming and cheering Banerjee's "contemptible act".
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Leader of the House Piyush Goyal said "Congress supports those who ridicule a constitutional position!" in reference to the incident.