22 Apr 2008, 0302 hrs IST
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NEW DELHI: Calling Rahul Gandhi "yuvraj", future "king" and even "Gautam Buddha" by a Congress MP led to sharp exchanges between treasury and Opposition benches in Rajya Sabha on Monday with the Left siding with the Opposition, calling such description unacceptable in a democracy.
During a special debate on rural development, Congress member E M S Natchiappan suddenly turned emotional and said Rahul's storming the Bundelkhand divisional commissioner's office showed that he was the "yuvraj of the people and of the party (Congress)".
The Tamil Nadu politician said Rahul's mingling with the poor in the area and elsewhere also showed that he was cut out in the Gautam Buddha mould and would surely be the "king" of India.
"He can be a minister any day, even the rural development minister, but Raghuvanshji (rural development minister) is doing a good job," Natchiappan said, taking the Opposition benches by total surprise.
Taking time to recover, BJP member Balbir Punj, who spoke after Natchiappan, said, "If there is a yuvraj, there must be a rajmata and a maharaja. It is a joke and I totally condemn it. It is hard to believe that for some people, the salvation of the country still depends on one family."
Although only a few in number, Congress members stood at their places and used their lung power to the maximum to shout Punj down. But the chair allowed CPM member Brinda Karat to speak. "Referring to someone as yuvraj is not acceptable in a democracy," she said.
During a special debate on rural development, Congress member E M S Natchiappan suddenly turned emotional and said Rahul's storming the Bundelkhand divisional commissioner's office showed that he was the "yuvraj of the people and of the party (Congress)".
The Tamil Nadu politician said Rahul's mingling with the poor in the area and elsewhere also showed that he was cut out in the Gautam Buddha mould and would surely be the "king" of India.
"He can be a minister any day, even the rural development minister, but Raghuvanshji (rural development minister) is doing a good job," Natchiappan said, taking the Opposition benches by total surprise.
Taking time to recover, BJP member Balbir Punj, who spoke after Natchiappan, said, "If there is a yuvraj, there must be a rajmata and a maharaja. It is a joke and I totally condemn it. It is hard to believe that for some people, the salvation of the country still depends on one family."
Although only a few in number, Congress members stood at their places and used their lung power to the maximum to shout Punj down. But the chair allowed CPM member Brinda Karat to speak. "Referring to someone as yuvraj is not acceptable in a democracy," she said.
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