Congress Bittu, SAD s Harsimrat have a verbal spat in Parliament over farm bills ANI | Updated: Aug 04, 2021 13:10 IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, a heated argument broke out between Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu and SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Thursday when the former accused the latter of getting the farm laws enacted while she was a minister in the Union Cabinet, and added that she doing drama over the laws and showing fake support to the farmers cause.
The argument took place in Parliament today when SAD MPs were protesting against the new farm laws while Bittu was speaking to reporters.
: Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 1:05 PM IST
Congress Ravneet Singh Bittu and SAD s Harsimrat Kaur Badal argue outside parliament; Twitterati grab popcorn
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A cacophony was witnessed outside the Parliament on Wednesday when Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu and Shiromani Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal engaged in a heated verbal argument. The two leaders were caught arguing over the three controversial farm laws released in the Parliament in 2020.
Bittu accused Badal of creating drama . He accused Badal of not opposing the farm laws when she was serving as a minister in the government. He condemned her for not opposing the Bills when they were being passed in the Parliament.
The shouting match between the two leaders was caught on camera.
Highlights
Both were arguing over the three contentious agriculture laws
Argument in sharp contrast to photos from Tuesday s opposition meeting
New Delhi:
A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held a breakfast meeting in a show of opposition unity against the government, two MPs from Punjab - Congress s Ravneet Singh Bittu and Akali Dal s Harsimrat Kaur Badal - were seen arguing outside parliament this morning over three contentious farm laws. The bill was passed by the Union Cabinet when she was still the minister. You resigned later. They (Akali Dal) continue to indulge in drama, Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu told reporters, hitting out at Harsimrat Kaur Badal. She had resigned last year as the Union Minister to protest the government s new farm laws that triggered widespread protests.