Movies, Munnabhai and hugplomacy: All during the Lok Sabha debate
Hindustan TimesThe lawmakers witnessed some fun moments during the debate in Lok Sabha on the no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government. Congress President Rahul Gandhi interacts with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his speech in the Lok Sabha on 'no-confidence motion' during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Friday. Gandhi’s ‘hugplomacy’ prompted Akali leader and BJP ally Harsimrat Kaur Badal to say, “Ye sansad hai, ye Munna bhai ka pappi jhappi area nahin hai”. I did not like it, it was inappropriate.” Home minister Rajnath Singh called Gandhi’s gesture ‘Chipko andolan’ Earlier, PM Modi was seen guffawing when Gandhi said, “PM bahaar mein jaate hain,” Gandhi said. In what was probably the first time a movie storyline was narrated in the Lok Sabha, the Guntur MP said, “The latest Telugu blockbuster Bharat Ane Nenu which means ‘I Bharat’ is a story about a young NRI who returns to India after his father, who is a chief minister, dies suddenly.