Riya Gupta, New Delhi
Along with common phrases like “ashamed,” “abused,” “betrayed,” “corrupt,” “drama,” “hypocrisy,” and “incompetent,” “Jumlajeevi,” “baal buddhi,” “Covid spreader,” and “Snoopgate” have been added to a list of words deemed unacceptable for use in parliament before to the commencement of a new session on Monday.
The Lok Sabha secretariat has released a new handbook listing unparliamentary phrases for both houses, prompting immediate concerns from opposition legislators who claim it will limit their capacity to criticise the administration.
The unparliamentary words booklet is to be released ahead of the Monsoon session, which starts on Monday.
But when it comes to removing phrases and terms, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha will have the final say.
The decree infuriated the opposition, and Derek O’Brien of Trinamool issued an open challenge, stating that he would continue to use the phrases.
Mahua Moitra, a member of parliament for the Trinamool party, tweeted, “You mean I can’t stand up in Lok Sabha & talk about how Indians have been misled by an inept government who should be embarrassed of their hypocrisy?”
The Lok Sabha secretariat’s list has a disclaimer stating that certain terms may not be considered impermissible unless they are used in conjunction with other words used during parliamentary proceedings.
The list of prohibited statements also includes any disparaging remarks directed towards the Chair in either English or Hindi, which are deemed unparliamentary and removed from the Parliament’s records.
English words listed as unparliamentary
The English words listed as unparliamentary include ’bloodshed’, ’bloody’, ’betrayed’, ’ashamed’, ’abused’, ’cheated, ’chamcha’, ’chamchagiri’, ’chelas’, ’childishness’, ’corrupt’, ’coward’, ’criminal’ and ’crocodile tears’.
Besides words like ’disgrace’, ’donkey’, ’drama’, ’eyewash’, ’fudge’, ’hooliganism’, ’hypocrisy’, ’incompetent’, ’mislead’, ’lie’ and ’untrue’ would also be prohibited for use in Parliament henceforth.
Unparliamentary Hindi words
Hindi words listed as unparliamentary include ’anarchist’, ’gaddar’, ’girgit’, ’goons’, ’ghadiyali ansu’, ’apmaan’, ’asatya’, ’ahankaar’, ’corrupt’, ’kala din’, ’kala bazaari’ and ’khareed farokht’.
Besides, words like ’danga’, ’dalal’, ’daadagiri’, ’dohra charitra’, ’bechara’, ’bobcut’, ’lollypop’, ’vishwasghat’, ’samvedanheen’, ’foolish’, ’pitthu’, ’behri sarkar’ and ’sexual harassment’ would be considered as unparliamentary and would not be included as part of record.
