Congress Moves To Initiate Privilege Proceedings Against Kiren Rijiju In Parliament Over Shivakumar Remark
The Congress on Monday moved to initiate privilege proceedings against Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju accusing him of misleading the Parliament by attributing what it called “false statements” to Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.
The Congress on Monday moved to initiate privilege proceedings against Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju accusing him of misleading the Parliament by attributing what it called “false statements" to Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.
DK Shivakumar, while speaking about a bill which provided a 4% quota to Muslims in public contracts in the state on News18 India Diamond States Summit 2025 on Sunday, said that the “constitution will be changing". His remarks sparked backlash from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and the issue was also raised in the parliament by Rijiju and his fellow partyman Ravi Shankar Prasad.
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“The NDA party has taken very serious note of the statement given by a senior Congress leader who is holding a Constitutional position and he has clearly stated that the reservation in contracts to the Muslims is a step towards providing reservation and other facilities to the Muslim community and for that, he has clearly stated that the Constitution of India would be changed. His statement is very clear," Rijiju had said.
“On 24 March, 2025, shortly after the House met, Shri Kiren Rijiju had blatantly misled the House by attributing some false statements purportedly made by Shri D. K. Shivakumar, Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka. Shri DK Shivakumar has since refuted the statements attributed to him to be false and derogatory in nature. Hence, the remarks made by Shri Kiren Rijiju are false and misleading which constitute a breach of privilege and contempt of the House," the Congress chief whip Jairam Ramesh wrote to the Rajya Sabha chairman.
While speaking about the reservation, Shivakumar went on to say “Lot of changes are there, Constitution will be changing, there are judgements which alters the Constitution also".
“There is a big debate going on regarding this issue. Many BJP leaders have claimed that Muslims are repairing bike punctures. It is our responsibility to uplift every section of society, allowing them to come forward and be part of the development. We have initiated something, and we know that everyone will approach the court. Many judgments have altered the Constitution over time," Shivakumar said.
“Let us see, let us watch. Let what court comes out. We have started something, I know that everyone will go to the court. Let us wait for some good day, the day will come. Lot of changes are there, Constitution will be changing, there are judgements which alters the Constitution also," the deputy chief minister added.
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