'Insult me, but won't tolerate attack on my post, community': Jagdeep Dhankhar
Hindustan TimesRajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday responded to his mimicry by TMC's Kalyan Banerjee and said he did not mind being insulted but his post, his community should not be attacked. I will not tolerate that I could not protect the dignity of my post, it is my duty to protect the dignity of this House.” Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar READ | ‘No intention of hurting Dhankhar ji, mimicry is art’: Trinamool MP Dhankhar's statement came after a major controversy erupted after Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee was seen mimicking him at the protest of the suspended MPs. Referring to PM Modi's phone call, Dhankhar, posted on X, said, “He expressed great pain over the abject theatrics of some Honourable MPs and that too in the sacred Parliament complex yesterday.” READ | Mahua Moitra's dig at Rajya Sabha chairman over mimicry video: ‘Obviously unacceptable because…’ “I told him- Mr. Prime Minister, the antics of a few won’t prevent me from performing my duty and upholding the principles enshrined in our Constitution. In the midst of the escalating controversy surrounding the mimicry incident, President Murmu also conveyed her disappointment on Wednesday regarding the perceived humiliation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar within the Parliament complex.