Bharatiya Janata Party MP Anurag Thakur on Thursday accused an unnamed Trinamool Congress MP of smoking an e-cigarette in the Lok Sabha, with Speaker Om Birla assuring action.
IMAGE: BJP MP Anurag Thakur talks to media at the Parliament premises during the winter session, in New Delhi. Photograph: Jitender Gupta/ANI Photo
During Question Hour, while asking a supplementary, Thakur wondered whether e-cigarettes are allowed in the House.
When Birla replied in the negative, the BJP MP said a TMC member has been "constantly smoking e-cigarettes in the House for the past several days".
Several BJP members then demanded action against the opposition MP.
Amid uproar, Birla urged member to maintain dignity of the House.
He said if a written complaint is lodged, he will take action.
E-cigarettes were banned in the country a few years ago.
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