Mimicry video row: Rajya Sabha chairman upset as he think only he can make fun of his position, Mahua Moitra takes dig at VP Jagdeep Dhankar | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Wading into the controversy over her Trinamool Congress (TMC) colleague Kalyan Banerjee mimicking Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankar, former MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday took a swipe at the vice-president, saying Dhankar is upset as he thinks he is “the only person entitled to make a mockery of his position”.

In a social media post on X, Moitra, who was disqualified from Lok Sabha in a cash-for-query case, said: “RS chairman is upset because he thinks that someone made a mockery of his position …This is obviously unacceptable because he thinks that the only person who is entitled to make a mockery of his position is himself … He does it all the time.”

In an earlier post, Moitra said that “nothing annoys right winger bigots and haters more than being made fun of. Fascists fear fun”.
The dig comes a day after, the BJP and Dhankar attacked opposition MPs over a viral video that appears to show Kalyan Banerjee mocking the VP by ostensibly mimicking his mannerisms while conducting a mock sitting of the House. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was seen recording the act on his mobile phone.
Dhankhar later called the conduct “shameful and unacceptable”.
Addressing former union minister P Chidambaram who was in the House, the Chairman said: “Mr Chidambaram you are a very senior member. Imagine what must be going through my heart when your senior leader videographs an MP mocking the Institution of Chairman, as an individual take on me.”
The BJP also hit out at the opposition claiming the INDIA bloc has a tradition of insulting people who come from backward and humble backgrounds and hold constitutional positions.
(With inputs from agencies)