Congress urges Om Birla not to dub farmers’ media byte in Parliament premises as violation, cites past instances

The Congress party has asked Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla not to consider the media interaction by farmer leaders, who met with Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi last week, as a breach of parliamentary decorum. Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal, in a letter to Birla, pointed out that non-parliamentarians, including filmstars and athletes, have previously interacted with the media in Parliament without objections. He argued that allowing such interactions strengthens democracy rather than undermining it.