K.C. Venugopal moves motive for privilege motion against Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP K.C. Venugopal in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. Photo: Sansad TV Kerala Congress MP K.C. Venugopal on Friday (July 31, 2026) moved a Privilege Motion against Minister of State Jitendra Singh alleging that he blatantly lied on the floor of Parliament. Mr. Venugopal said Mr. Singh claimed that ‘no firing took place’ in response to the peaceful protests of our students.“Moved a Privilege Motion against MoS Jitendra Singh for blatantly lying on the floor of Parliament and claiming that ‘no firing took place’ in response to the peaceful protests of our students,” Mr. Venugopal’s post on X said.Moved a Privilege Motion against MoS Jitendra Singh for blatantly lying on the floor of Parliament and claiming that 'no firing took place' in response to the peaceful protests of our students.LOP Sh. @RahulGandhi ji met a pellet gun victim in front of the media, there are… pic.twitter.com/4J52xVXMv2— K C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) July 31, 2026“LOP Sh. @RahulGandhi ji met a pellet gun victim in front of the media, there are countless media reports documenting victims of such firing, and hospital records have also emerged of victims suffering from injuries from such firings,” Mr. Venugopal’s post said.The Government cannot get away with such obvious falsehoods in Parliament. There should be action against the Minister, the MP added. Published - July 31, 2026 01:36 pm IST