NEW DELHI: A political row deepened on Friday over allegations that a Trinamool Congress MP used an e-cigarette inside the Lok Sabha, after BJP MP Anurag Thakur formally submitted a written complaint to Speaker Om Birla detailing what he described as a “grave violation” of parliamentary rules and statutory law. The controversy first erupted during Question Hour, when Thakur informed the Chair that a TMC member had been “smoking e-cigarettes for several days”. Birla responded that “no such permission has been granted” and assured MPs that action would follow if any violation was confirmed. The exchange briefly disrupted proceedings, with the Speaker later urging all members to maintain decorum and asking Thakur to file a written complaint so the matter could be examined. In

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