Speaker Om Birla and Abhishek Banerjee.
parliament monsoon session 2024, A heated exchange was witnessed between TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in the lower house of Parliament, Lok Sabha, on Wednesday. During the discussion on the Union Budget 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha, Abhishek Banerjee made several allegations against the government. He also questioned the way the government is functioning. Meanwhile, he mentioned demonetisation, after which a heated debate took place between the Lok Sabha Speaker and him.
The speaker got angry at the mention of demonetisation
In fact, MP Abhishek Banerjee mentioned the demonetization implemented in 2016 to corner the government, on which Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla got angry and told Abhishek Banerjee that you should put your point on the current budget, do not talk about what has passed. After this Abhishek Banerjee said that if someone talks about former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, then you will not say anything to him, but if I am talking about the demonetization of 2016, then you are asking me to talk about the current budget. Along with this, he accused the speaker of bias and said that if someone talks about the emergency, then you will remain silent.
‘Budget without vision’
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee did not stop here. Targeting the budget, he called Budget 2024-25 a budget without vision. Abhishek Banerjee said that the BJP has presented this budget to please its allies. This budget is not for 140 crore countrymen. He said that in this time’s budget, only two allies have been made happy by ignoring 140 crore people of the country.
The government is about to fall: Abhishek Banerjee
During the discussion on the budget, Abhishek Banerjee targeted the BJP and said that there is coordination in the coalition. This is the reason why nobody is calling this government Modi 3.0. Even the BJP ministers are not calling it 3.0. He said that this time the government is in a very fragile state, which can fall anytime. At the end of his address, he said that be patient and tie your seat belts, because the weather is going to get worse.