NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday briefly descended into uproar after BJP MP Anurag Thakur alleged that a Trinamool Congress MP had been using an e-cigarette inside the House premises.
Thakur raised the claim while speaking during a discussion on the "timber mafia" in Himachal Pradesh and urged Speaker Om Birla to take cognisance of what he described as a clear violation of rules, though he did not name the MP.
"I would like to ask you a question, " Thakur told the Chair, prompting Speaker Om Birla to interrupt him, saying, "You can't ask me a question, you can insist."
Thakur continued and said, "I would like to urge you, for the knowledge of the House, to clarify whether the e-cigarette, which is banned in the entire country, is allowed in the House premises?"