Kharge Alleges ‘Intrusion’ in Parliament Office, Writes to Rajya Sabha Chairman

Kharge Alleges Intrusion in Parliament Office: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge writes to Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar stating that officers of the CPWD, CISF, and Tata Projects have been entering his room in the parliament without his permission.

In Kharge letter which was sent on Thursday, he wrote, “This is an extraordinary development and constitutes a blatant violation of rules and my privileges, both as an MP and as Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, in which capacity the Chamber has been allotted to me.”

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As per the latest report, there has been “no update on the matter yet” from Dhankhar’s office.

Kharge added that Rajya Sabha intrusion is “highly disrespectful and completely unacceptable.”

Kharge letter also reads, “I demand to know under whose authority and instructions they entered my chamber without permission. This must be taken seriously,” Kharge said in the letter.”

The CISF hasn’t made any comment on the Kharge allegations but officials who are aware of the Kharge parliament office intrusion by the CISF officers said that the CISF officers were there with the other agencies as it was part of the protocol when any renovation/construction work is going on.

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The official aware of the issue said, “There was some maintenance work at different offices. The keys of the offices are not with the CISF. The CISF is only present for security across Parliament. The force was informed about the maintenance work, so they accompanied the officials to the different offices to ensure there is no wrongdoing.”

Kharge also added that he hoped measures would be taken to prevent many incidents that affected the dignity of the opposition leader from occurring again.

He further wrote in the letter, “If at all such entry is required, my permission must be sought and must take place with somebody from my office present. I look forward to your prompt response on this matter.”

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