In their notice, the BJP MPs expressed their “deep dismay over the unparliamentry, derogatory, and demeaning remarks recently made by Sonia Gandhi, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), about the President of India, which require serious consideration and disciplinary action”. They further alleged, “This statement appears to demean the stature and dignity of the President of India, the highest Constitutional authority in our nation.” The MPs also cited the Parliamentary Ethics and Code of Conduct, which prohibits members from making defamatory remarks against others, particularly those involving the President of India, especially within the premises of Parliament. They described the remarks as a “clear manifestation of the elitist and anti-tribal mindset” of Sonia Gandhi, accusing her of failing to understand the struggles of the tribal poor.It may be recalled that following President Murmu’s address to Parliament on the first day of the ongoing Budget session on Friday, Sonia Gandhi, when asked by the media to comment on the President’s address, allegedly remarked on her apparent exhaustion, saying, “…by the end she could hardly speak, the poor thing.”The President’s Secretariat subsequently issued a statement calling it “unfortunate” and entirely “avoidable”. The Secretariat further stated that the remarks were “in poor taste” and “hurt the dignity of the high office”.
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