Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has warned of strong action against DMK member Dayanidhi Maran over certain remarks made by the latter inside the house.
The lower house was discussing the National Education Policy on Monday when Maran made the remarks. It's not immediately clear what he said.
"Be careful while speaking, whatever you said was not on record. Had it been on record, I would have ensured proper action against you," Birla said.
The Speaker then turned to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and said the government should bring a resolution for action against Maran.
"If the government doesn't bring a resolution, I will have to act," Birla said.
"The House will be run with dignity. If someone tries to overstep or harm its dignity, there will be action," he added.
Rijiju condemned the DMK member's remark and said action would be taken against him after taking a sense of the house.
The house witnessed a heated exchange over the NEP with Maran strongly refuting the claims made by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan that the Tamil Nadu government had agreed to sign the education policy.
"Dharmendra Pradhan lied by saying that the DMK government had agreed (to sign NEP). DMK never agreed to NEP or the three-language policy. All we said was that we can't. Why should our students in Tamil Nadu learn three languages, whereas students from North India learn only one language?," he asked.
#WATCH | Delhi: On 3-language policy under NEP (National Education Policy) row, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran says, " ...Dharmendra Pradhan lied by saying that DMK govt had agreed (to sign NEP). DMK never agreed to NEP or 3-language policy, all we said that we can't...why should our… pic.twitter.com/AuVScetFja
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Maran further stressed that Tamil Nadu's opposition was not against Hindi but rather the compulsory imposition of three languages. "We are not against Hindi. if there are students who want to learn Hindi, they are free to do so, but it should not be compulsory".
Pradhan, meanwhile, accused the DMK of being dishonest and playing politics at the cost of Tamil Nadu students' future.
"They (DMK) are dishonest. They are not committed to the students of Tamil Nadu. They are ruining the future of Tamil Nadu students. Their only job is to raise language barriers. They are doing politics. They are doing mischief. They are undemocratic and uncivilised," the minister said.
