Renuka Chowdhury moves privilege motion in Rajya Sabha
Renuka Chowdhury
On Thursday, Rijiju posted a clip of the character Shurpanakha from the 1980s serial. It was later deleted.
Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury on Friday moved a privilege motion in Rajya Sabha against Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju over his Facebook post.
Rijiju posted a video clip from the serial Ramayan, which Modi had referenced during his speech.
The Union minister posted a clip of the character Shurpanakha from the 1980s serial. It was later deleted.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday was interrupted by Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury who at one point burst into loud laughter. Modi then urged the Rajya Sabha chairman not to stop Chowdhury, saying: “Ramayan serial ke baad aisi hasi sunne ka ab saubhagya mila hain.”
Reacting to her laughter, Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu asked her not to indulge in such "unruly behaviour". He also told her to go to a doctor "if you have any problem".
Modi, however, told Naidu not to say anything to Chowdhury, adding that "he had not heard such laughter since the Ramayan serial".
"Sabhapati Jji meri aapse vinti hai Renuka ji ko kuch mat kahiye. Ramayan seriel ke baad aisi hansi sunne ka saubhagya aaj jaake mila hai," Modi said.
Chowdhury said the PM's "personal remark" was "denigrating the status of a woman".