Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Danish Ali, who was at the receiving end of derogatory language used by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri during the Special Session of Parliament, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking “suitable punishment” for the South Delhi MP.
Ali also sought security citing “escalation of threats to him”.
“As you must be aware, the situation has significantly worsened since September 21, 2023, and it has cast a shadow over the parliamentary decorum and democratic functioning of our esteemed House… In your capacity as the Leader of the House and the Prime Minister of our great nation, I trust that you would find it deeply concerning that Shri Ramesh Bidhuri, Hon’ble MP, resorted to using unparliamentary and abusive language,” Ali wrote in the letter.
Seeking the PM’s intervention in the matter, Ali said, “…I believe it is your responsibility to ensure the free speech and well-being of all Members of Parliament, irrespective of political affiliations.”
“I request that accountability should be fixed at the earliest on the reprehensible conduct of Shri Bidhuri and he should be suitably punished so that no one can repeat such an act ever in the House,” Ali said in the letter.
Bidhuri had made the remarks targeting Ali during a discussion on the success of Chandrayaan-3 on Thursday night (September 21) in the Lok Sabha.
“Given the escalation in threats, one given by Shri Bidhuri on the floor of the House and subsequent barrage of threats coming from various sources, I implore you to strengthen the security arrangements around me,” he wrote.
He also added that since the incident. BJP leaders like Nishikant Dubey has spread falsehoods against him.
“Members like Shri Nishikant Dubey have even gone as far as to disseminate absolute falsehoods by asserting that I made certain remarks which provoked Shri Bidhuri when it is clear that those remarks were made by Shri Bidhuri during his address,” he said.
Talking about threat to his safety, Ali wrote, “In addition to Shri Bidhuri’s threats to confront me outside Parliament, in a manner more akin to a street altercation than a Parliamentary setting, certain unknown individuals are persistently sending me threatening and menacing messages. These messages, which I suspect are orchestrated, employ not only harsh language but also explicitly threaten my life and physical well-being.”
Ali also attached copies of the messages with the letter.
Meanwhile, following complaints by several MPs on the issue involving Bidhuri’s use of objectionable words against Ali, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has referred the complaints to the Privileges Committee.