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BJP moves privilege notice in RS against Kharge over PM Modi remarks
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RS Chairman refers notice against Mallikarjun Kharge over his PM ...
RS Chairman refers notice against Mallikarjun Kharge over his PM ... Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan has referred a notice against Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge overremarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modito the Rajya Sabha’s Committee of Privileges. According to BJP sources, the notice under Rule 188 of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States, was jointly submitted by six BJP MPs led by former Uttar Pradesh DGP Brij Lal, Mithlesh Kumar, Sumitra Balmik, Shivesh Kumar, Dr Sikander Kumar and Nagendra Ray, against the Congress president towards the end of theBudgetSession in April. The notice had accused the senior Congress leader, against whom the BJP had also filed a complaint with the Election Commission over his remarks during campaigning for theTamil NaduAssembly elections, for alleged “continual and deliberate” use of “grossly derogatory, disparaging and highly disrespectful remarks against the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India” which they said lowered “the dignity of the Parliament and its Members”. At a poll event inChennai, Kharge had referred to PM Modi as “a terrorist” who “did not believe in equality and…
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6 BJP MPs move privilege notice against Kharge in RS:
6 BJP MPs move privilege notice against Kharge in RS: English News National Privilege Notice Against Kharge Over PM Remarks | Rajya Sabha 6 BJP MPs move privilege notice against Kharge in RS: Allege 'derogatory' remarks against Prime Minister 18 minutes ago Copy link Six BJP Rajya Sabha MPs have jointly submitted a privilege notice against Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, accusing him of making derogatory and disrespectful remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and lowering the dignity of Parliament. The notice was filed under Rule 188 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Rajya Sabha by BJP MPs Brij Lal, Mithlesh Kumar, Sumitra Balmik, Shivesh Kumar, Sikander Kumar and Nagendra Ray. According to a notification issued by Rajya Sabha Secretary-General PC Mody, Chairman CP Radhakrishnan has referred the matter to the Committee of Privileges under Rule 203 for examination, investigation and submission of a report. BJP alleges repeated disrespectful remarks The MPs alleged that Kharge had continually and deliberately used "grossly derogatory, disparaging and highly disrespectful" language against the Prime Minister. They argued that such remarks amount…
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BJP Rajya Sabha MPs move privilege notice against LoP Kharge for ...
BJP Rajya Sabha MPs move privilege notice against LoP Kharge for ... Six BJP Rajya Sabha members have filed a privilege notice against Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House Mallikarjun Kharge, accusing him of making "derogatory, disparaging and disrespectful" remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan has referred the notice to the Committee of Privileges for examination and a report. The BJP MPs alleged that the Congress president's comments had lowered the dignity of Parliament and its members. The notice has been submitted jointly by BJP MPs Brij Lal, Mithlesh Kumar, Sumitra Balmik, Shivesh Kumar, Sikander Kumar and Nagendra Ray against Leader of Opposition (LoP) Kharge "for alleged continual and deliberate use of grossly derogatory, disparaging and highly disrespectful remarks against the Prime Minister of India and thereby lowering the dignity of the Parliament and its members." The notice has been given under Rule 188 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha). "On consideration of the facts, the Chairman, Rajya Sabha has referred on 16 June, 2026, the matter under Rule 203 of Rul…
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Rajya Sabha Chairman refers BJP MPs’ notice against Mallikarjun Kharge to Privileges Committee
Rajya Sabha Chairman refers BJP MPs’ notice against Mallikarjun Kharge to Privileges Committee The notice alleges “derogatory, disparaging and disrespectful” remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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rendered 9d ago · 7 items considered across 2 blocs · model Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

No verdict, no pronouncement. The model extracts atomic factual claims with verbatim quotes; every quote is validated against the source text and corroboration is computed by counting how many editorially-opposed blocs assert each fact. 5 fabricated/unverifiable quotes were rejected by the cite-or-die gate.

The spine · 2 facts corroborated across ≥2 opposed blocs

broadly confirmedRajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan referred a privilege notice against Mallikarjun Kharge to the Rajya Sabha Committee of Privileges.
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hindu“Rajya Sabha Chairman refers BJP MPs’ notice against Mallikarjun Kharge to Privileges Committee” indianexpress.com“Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan has referred a notice against Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge overremarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modito the Rajya Sabha’s Committee of Privileges.”
broadly confirmedMallikarjun Kharge took his oath separately in the Chairman's chamber.
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economictimes.indiatimes.com“While Kharge took the oath separately in Radhakrishnan's chamber” hindustantimes.com“Holding a copy of the Constitution in his hand, Kharge took the oath separately in Radhakrishnan's chamber.”

Single-source · 5 — reported by one bloc only (uncorroborated)

The privilege notice against Mallikarjun Kharge alleges that he made derogatory, disparaging, and disrespectful remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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The privilege notice was submitted by six BJP MPs led by Brij Lal.
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Mallikarjun Kharge took the oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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Mallikarjun Kharge was re-appointed as the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha with effect from June 26.
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The BJP had also filed a complaint with the Election Commission regarding Kharge's remarks during the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
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Framing · 2 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)

hindu “The notice alleges “derogatory, disparaging and disrespectful” remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi” → The notice alleges that Kharge made remarks against Modi that were derogatory, disparaging, and disrespectful.
hindustantimes.com “The Congress chief later said that he will continue to raise the concerns, aspirations and the voice of people in the House with sincerity and conviction, apart from holding the government accountable.” → Kharge stated he would raise people's concerns with sincerity and conviction and hold the government accountable.

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