“Desist from false propaganda”: Congress denies reports that it had demanded front row seat for Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

Rahul Gandhi, representational image

The Congress party has denied reports that it had demanded a front row seat for Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha. Congress leader in the lower house Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury posted a tweet last night to deny the media reports regarding the same.

Yesterday, it was reported that Congress party had requested for a front row seat for the former Congress president in the Lok Sabha, but the government had denied the same as. It was reported that the request was denied as the Congress party is eligible for only 2 seats on the front row as per rules depending on the number of Congress MPs.

https://twitter.com/adhirrcinc/status/1148637474710671360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that neither Rahul Gandhi nor the Congress party ever put forward any demand for ‘Front Row’ seat for Rahul Gandhi in the parliament. He termed the news as “false propaganda”, and asked to desist from it. Chowdhury also informed that the party has proposed seat number 466 for Rahul Gandhi.

He informed that Rahul Gandhi has been allotted a seat in the second row and he will be sitting there.

OpIndia Staff: Staff reporter at OpIndia