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Are official records of parl speeches by opposition being tampered with?

FM's claim on money bills introduced in the past also found erroneous

Opposition members protest in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi. Photo: PTI
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Opposition members protest in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi
This story is literally ‘diabolical’, and raises questions about the sanctity of how parliamentary proceedings are recorded.

On Tuesday, Communist Party of India (Marxist) chief Sitaram Yechury alleged that portions of his speech, particularly those critical of the Narendra Modi government, have been edited out of ‘verbatim record’ of the speech posted on the Rajya Sabha website. Yechury was referring to the speech he made in the House on Monday during a discussion on the motion of thanks to the President’s address.

The words “expunged” from the transcript posted on the website were four – “deception”, “disruption”, “diversion” and “diabolic

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