Yog Raj Sharma
The North News
Shimla, December 11
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has accused India’s opposition parties of disorderly conduct and weakening democratic norms during what she described as a “traumatic” first year in Parliament. Speaking in the Lok Sabha during a debate on electoral reforms, the actor-turned-politician criticised what she called persistent disruptions, slogan-shouting and confrontations on the House floor. Ranaut said Parliament had been prevented from functioning smoothly throughout the year. “Every day there was commotion, shouting, storming the Well, intimidation and pushing,” she told MPs. “We are here to represent the people and to learn, but the opposition has trampled parliamentary decorum.”
She targeted opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, saying his recent address lacked clarity and substance. According to Ranaut, the country had expected disclosures or firm data, but Gandhi focused instead on symbolic themes. She also objected to his displaying the photograph of a foreign national in the House, saying the woman had publicly stated she had no link to Indian politics or elections. Ranaut on Wednesday issued a public apology “on behalf of the House”, saying the episode amounted to an affront to women’s dignity.
Ranaut accused the Congress party of double standards on women’s issues. She contrasted this with the BJP government’s initiatives, including Beti Bachao–Beti Padhao, Ujjwala, sanitation schemes and support for women’s self-help groups. She said Prime Minister Narendra Modi “does not hack EVMs, he wins people’s hearts”, arguing that the opposition blames electronic voting machines only when it loses elections.
Ranaut referred to the 1975 Indira Gandhi vs Raj Narain case in which the then prime minister’s election was declared void, calling it evidence of “Congress’s history with vote manipulation”. She said the same party now seeks to undermine trust in EVMs and democratic institutions through “baseless allegations”.
Defending the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, she pointed to Bihar, where more than 6 million duplicate, dead or ineligible voters were reportedly removed and 2.1 million new eligible voters were added. The resulting turnout — above 67% — showed, she argued, that “electoral purity strengthens democracy”.
Ranaut also backed the proposal for simultaneous national and state elections, saying it could save more than ₹10,000 crore and reduce administrative pressure on security forces and government machinery. Holding elections together, she said, would improve governance and make the electoral process more efficient.
She concluded that the BJP stood firmly in favour of reforms intended to strengthen India’s democratic future. “The opposition spreads confusion and disorder,” she said, adding that her party would defend constitutional norms “inside Parliament and outside”.
