Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad on Friday sharply reacted to Bharatiya Janata Party MP Anurag Thakur’s letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker regarding allegations of unnamed opposition leader from TMC of smoking an e-cigarette in the Lok Sabha.

Azad questioned the validity of Thakur’s claims and noted that Thakur had raised them during Zero Hour, the allotted time for all MPs to raise issues, and that the Speaker had reprimanded Thakur for wasting time.

Azad also highlighted that Thakur failed to name specific individuals in his complaint, raising questions about the credibility of his claims.

Speaking to reporters, Azad said, “… Who is going to verify his claims?… Zero Hour is for all the MPs, and he was wasting time, and the Speaker scolded him for that… He hasn’t named one person in his c

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