BJP MP Files Motion to Suspend Rahul Gandhi Over Trade Remarks

New Delhi, February 13 - A Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker has filed a substantive motion in the Lok Sabha seeking the suspension of Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition, along with the revocation of his parliamentary membership and a lifetime ban from contesting elections, following Gandhi's critical remarks on the India-US interim trade agreement.

The motion, submitted by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday, accuses Gandhi of misleading the House and the nation through unsubstantiated statements made during a Union Budget debate the previous day. Dubey further alleged that Gandhi collaborates with international organizations including the Soros Foundation, USAID, and Ford Foundation during visits to countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and the United States, linking these activities to anti-India elements.

Gandhi's speech on Wednesday targeted the trade deal, which he described as a surrender of Indian interests in areas including data, farmers' rights, energy security, and defense. He questioned why industrialist Anil Ambani had not been imprisoned, citing references to Ambani in files related to Jeffrey Epstein, and alleged that Union Minister Hardeep Singh...