India | Updated Mar 13, 2008 at 11:41pm IST

Go, burn the rule book, Speaker tells MPs

Press Trust Of India

New Delhi: "Burn the rule book near Mahatma Gandhi's statue." This is what Lok Sabha Speaker, Somnath Chatterjee said in his exasperation in the House.

An agitated Chatterjee made the comment on Thursday during Zero Hour as members clashed in the House and were vying to put their point across.

"Anybody says anything... Who is listening (to me)? What to do?" the exasperated Speaker said.

"Show respect to each other," was another comment during the pandemonium triggered by an issue raised by BJD member Braj Kishore Tripathi about alleged security rules violation during Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's visit to Orissa last week.

When he insisted that Tripathi be briefed while making his point, the BJD member made some remark.

Unhappy over it, the Speaker said "it is easy to level accusations against the Chair" but made it clear that it was he would "decide what is relevant and what not".

On Wednesday, Chatterjee, upset over the "shameful" behaviour of members, said it amounted to "murder of democracy".

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