Parliament Impasse: Rahul Gandhi Gifted Rose, Tiranga To Rajnath Singh

A red rose and the national flag - Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's unusual 'gift' to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday amid a fierce battle between the opposition and the BJP in this Parliament session, which remains deadlocked after disruptions over a number of issues, including the latter's allegations of collusion, to defame India, between Sonia Gandhi and businessman George Soros.

A shared video showed Singh walking from his car to the steps of the Parliament building. He ignores one Congress MP trying to give him the rose and flag, but then Gandhi steps in and, with a smile, offers them to the Defence Minister, who accepts it.

And it wasn't just Gandhi with the 'gift'; several party colleagues, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and MPs from allied parties, like the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Tamil Nadu's ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, waited outside Parliament for BJP lawmakers with roses and flags.

Opposition MPs said they were presenting the 'gift' to urge the BJP to ensure the House functions and that all issues, including the United States' indictment against Adani Green Energy are discussed. Many also carried placards saying, "Don't let the country be sold'.

The rose + flag gift comes a day after opposition MPs carried shoulder bags, or 'jholas', adorned with caricatures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mr Adani, after the government refused any debate.

Lodged Propest On Derogatory Remarks

Apart from gifts politics, Rahul Gandhi also met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today and urged him to expunge the unparliamentary words used against him and his mother, Sonia, by BJP MPs during the ongoing winter session.

During his meeting Rahul asked the speaker to expunge unparliamentary words, especially those from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey’s statement in the House regarding him. The Speaker has asked the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition to write to him, mentioning the words that he felt were derogatory.