Rahul Gandhi’s Incorrect Assertions

Rahul Gandhi said his party lawmakers were not being allowed to speak in Parliament

Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi has done something he hasn’t done before: troop into the well of the Lok Sabha, accusing the Speaker of the House of being partial to “one man”. Later he told reporters that he and his party lawmakers were not being allowed to speak in Parliament. “We are asking for discussion. There is a mentality in the Government that discussion is not acceptable. Everybody feels it, their party feels it, we feel it, everybody feels it,” he said. “There is a mood in Parliament that only one man’s voice counts for anything in this country,” he added. “We are raising a point, we are asking for discussion… It is completely one-sided, [it is] partiality…”Rahul went on.

Rahul spoke with a lot of conviction. However, there exist data to contest his claims. According to an analysis by PRS Legislative Research, after nearly three years, over the past three weeks, the 16th Lok Sabha recorded ‘productivity’ of 103 per cent compared to the 15th Lok Sabha, which worked for only 61 per cent of its scheduled time.

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