Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi speaks in Lok Sabha during the discussion Supplementary Demands for Grants. He slams the government, asking why is it allowing the U.S. to decide who India buys oil and gas from.
“… whether our relationship with different oil suppliers can be decided by us, this is what has been battered. And this is a very puzzling fact why a nation the size of India would allow any other nation, the President of another nation, to give us permission to buy Russian oil… And I have figured the puzzle out. And the puzzle is about compromise,” he says.
Mr. Gandhi now points to Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and says Mr. Puri has himself said that he was a “friend” of sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein and goes on to show a paper document, alleging Mr. Puri’s daughter has received money from billionaire George Soros.
Treasury Benches protest these remarks. Speaker Om Birla says Mr. Gandhi must speak only pertaining to the notice that he has submitted and this is not how the House will proceed. “You either speak on the matter in your notice or if you want to speak on this then give another notice,” Mr. Birla says. Opposition members demand that Mr. Gandhi be allowed to speak further.
Mr. Puri now raises to speak on the steps taken by the Centre regarding the fuel crisis due to the West Asia war. Opposition resorts to loud sloganeering and protests within the House.
