Shashi Tharoor discussed issue with media instead of “with us”, BJP’s Rajyavardhan Rathore said (File)
New Delhi:
A group pf BJP leaders have approached Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, complaining about Shashi Tharoor’s tweet on the Facebook row, saying that the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology which he heads, would like to hear from the social media giant. The MPs have accused the senior Congress leader of going public with the issue without discussing the matter with them.
Union minister Rajyavardhan Rathore, who is also a member of the committee, said he has written to the Speaker, accusing Mr Tharoor of “flouting rules”.
“We are not against representative of any organisation being called, but he (Mr Tharoor) instead of discussing with us, discussed it with the media,” Mr Rathore was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
