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Uproar in LS after Rahul seeks to quote from ex-army chief Naravane's 'memoir'
Feb-02-2026

A heated ruckus broke out in the Lok Sabha after Rahul Gandhi attempted to quote from the unpublished ‘memoir’ of former Army chief Gen M M Naravane (retd), but Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, along with other BJP members, strongly opposed it and accused the Congress leader of ‘misleading’ the House.

Gandhi, speaking during the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in the Lok Sabha, criticised BJP MP Tejasvi Surya for ‘questioning the Congress party’s patriotism’ and quoted former Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane’s book, where he mentioned the Ladakh standoff. He said, ‘No debate on who is patriotic and who is not. Our patriotism is not buried’.

However, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh objected to Gandhi mentioning the quotes asked Gandhi to clarify whether the book had been published or not. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that quoting books that have not been published is against the rules of the House. 

LoP said he never wanted to speak on the particular issue, but decided to do so after BJP’s Surya questioned the patriotism of the Congress party. Singh said that the book had not been published. 

Rahul Gandhi then said he was quoting from a magazine article to put forth his views. The Speaker disallowed it, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju called for the Speaker’s ruling to be adhered to.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister said if the leader of the opposition repeatedly ignores the Speaker’s ruling and flouts rules, the House will have to discuss what action should be taken against such a member. Minister said Gandhi was setting a wrong example for young MPs by not following the rules of the House. With Gandhi unrelenting, the Speaker repeatedly warned him against quoting the book.

While, Samajwadi Party chief and MP Akhilesh Yadav backed Gandhi and urged the Speaker to allow the Congress leader to speak.

The Speaker adjourned the House till 3 pm as both the treasury and opposition MPs remained unrelenting. 


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