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The new booklet of the unparliamentary words of the Lok Sabha Secretariat, which has created a political furore, is neither binding nor advisory. The Lok Sabha Secretariat compiles and releases the unparliamentary words declared in the legislatures and legislatures of the country around the world every year in the form of a booklet. This new booklet contains many such words, which are already included in the list of unparliamentary words in the state legislatures, legislatures of other countries.
Constitution expert and long-time Secretary General of the Lok Sabha Subhash Kashyap called it a controversy without reason. It is an annual process, he said. The final decision in respect of comments made in the House rests with the Presiding Officer.
In the end, it is they who decide which words will be part of the proceedings and which will not. It should also be understood that this list is also changing. There are many examples of this. In such a situation, the protest being expressed at this level regarding the booklet is beyond comprehension.
Nathuram Godse name banned in 2015
It is also not that the list of unparliamentary words does not change. For example, the word Godse was included in the list of unparliamentary words in the Parliament of the country since 1956. In 2015, Shiv Sena MP Hemant Tukaram Godse made an issue when the then Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha PJ Kurien stopped a member from using the word.
Change of surname of MP
He wrote a letter to the then Speaker of Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan saying that having the surname Godse is not my fault. I will not remove this word from my name. Later the speaker removed Godse from the list of unparliamentary words and ruled that the full name of Nathuram Godse would be considered banned.
Controversy meaningless: Continuation continues since 1952
The opposition’s objections to the new booklet were termed by Lok Sabha Secretariat sources as baseless and an attempt to create a storm without knowing the facts. The official source said it mostly contained the same words, which were unparliamentary in the previous governments as well. This series has been going on since 1954.
This time 62 new words have been added, which have also been taken from the legislatures, legislatures of other countries. Some of these can be reviewed. The list comes out every year. Those protesting should know that the booklet is just a compilation of words. This is not a suggestion or order.
Many words banned in the assemblies in the list
Many new words have been included in the booklet of unparliamentary words. The opposition is mainly objecting to the inclusion of the word ‘jumlebaazi’ in the list, which it has often used against the Prime Minister. Whereas in this booklet many words have been declared as unparliamentary in the legislatures of those states where there are opposition governments.
For example, the words declared unparliamentary by the Punjab Assembly in the booklet are lollipop, liar, aunt shunt of Chhattisgarh assembly, incompetent, illiterate, unrestrained of Rajasthan assembly.
Tried to save limits
Through the booklet of unparliamentary words, there was an attempt to create better decorum in the Parliament, but the new list destroyed all the dignity. The opposition mainly targeted the PM. Derek O’Brien of the Trinamool Congress said that even if he is suspended, he will use these words in the House.
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted, “All words used by the opposition to describe the reality of Modi sir will now be treated as unparliamentary.” What next? At the same time, the general secretary of the same party said in a sarcastic tweet, Saheb knows his qualities very well.
The Congress also tweeted that who will be afraid of Jumlajivi – Jumla who gave. Who will be afraid of the word Jaichand – who has betrayed the country. These words are not being banned in Parliament, the fear of PM Modi is coming out.
No word banned, don’t spread confusion: Birla
Terming the opposition’s uproar over the new booklet of unparliamentary words as baseless, Speaker Om Birla has appealed not to create confusion. Not a single word has been banned, he said. The Secretariat has been preparing booklets of unparliamentary words since 1954.
Such words have been included in this, which the Presiding Officer has been removing from the proceedings.
Those who accuse words of banning are not aware of parliamentary convention. There is a large dictionary of unparliamentary words of 1100 pages. It is being released every year since 2009. No one can put restrictions on words.
words not context important
The speaker said, the context of the word is not important in the discussion. What matters is the context in which a word is spoken. If someone uses the word unparliamentary in future, it depends on the context in which it is being used. If done in wrong context, the presiding officer can direct removal from the proceedings.
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