US EditionWhy Is Congress MP Facing Heat for Bringing a Dog to Parliament? What Do Rules Say?
Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury brought a stray dog to Parliament claiming she was taking it to a vet; BJP MPs called it a protocol breach and theatrics.
- On Monday , Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury arrived at Parliament with a rescued stray in her car, triggering a row as ruling party MPs accused her of indulging in drama.
- Chowdhury says she picked up the dog earlier and intended for her driver to take it to a veterinarian after dropping her at Parliament, arguing no law forbids rescuing strays and criticizing the government.
- BJP MPs argued procedural rules were breached as members cannot bring animals without documents, and BJP MP Jagdambika Pal said, "She should be taken to task by the Chairman of the House."
- Opponents said the episode was a distraction and made a mockery of parliamentary debate, urging Chowdhury to raise public issues instead of indulging in such drama.
- Her questions underscore potential ambiguity in entry rules for animals as Chowdhury asked why the dog kept in her car was an issue and noted the stray dog appeared small and unlikely to bite.
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Renuka brings stray dog to Parliament; says ‘those inside bite, not dogs’
New Delhi: “Those sitting inside bite, dogs don’t,” Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury said on Monday after she arrived in Parliament with a rescued stray in her car, triggering a row and prompting some BJP members to accuse her of indulging in drama. The Rajya Sabha MP said she picked up the stray earlier in the day and was taking it to a veterinarian. She also claimed that the government does not like animals and questioned the objections raised by …
Why is Congress MP facing heat for bringing a dog to Parliament? What do rules say?
Renuka Chowdhury, a Rajya Sabha MP from Telangana, was not alone when she arrived at the Parliament on Monday (December 1). She was accompanied by a dog, which, as per the Congress leader, was a stray that she rescued earlier in the day. However, her actions drew backlash, with the BJP accusing her of doing ‘tamasha (drama)’
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