Panel reviews complaint against Jairam Ramesh for Jagdeep Dhankhar remark

The Rajya Sabha Privileges Committee has taken a "serious view" of the complaint against Congress leader Jairam Ramesh for making "disrespectful allegations" against the then Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, sources said.

The case dates to April 2023. Ramesh had allegedly said the Chairman should not be the "cheerleader" of the ruling dispensation and should also hear the opposition.

BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi had filed a complaint accusing Jairam Ramesh of breach of privilege.


Sources further informed that Ramesh told the panel that he had no intention to make disrespectful remarks against the Chair.

The panel is now weighing the Congress leader's explanation and other available material before it. The committee comprises ten MPs led by Deputy Chairman Harivansh.