Amid the ongoing winter session, Parliament is witnessing a major smoking-vaping row.

The first was Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy’s smoking on Parliament premises . The incident, which led to mild reprimand from other MPs who were witness to it, blew up into a controversy as the video was widely shared on social media on Thursday.

Then came the vaping. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur on Thursday told Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla that “a Trinamool Congress MP" was allegedly smoking e-cigarette in the Lok Sabha for several days. He filed a written complaint without naming the MP on Friday. TMC MP Kirti Azad, however, was quick to react to it. “I can name hundreds of Parliamentarians who smoke on premises," he said.

The clip, which went viral on social media, showed

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