Lok Sabha Speaker expresses displeasure at Rahul's hugplomacy

21 Jul, 2018

New Delhi, July 20: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Friday expressed her displeasure over Congress President Rahul Gandhi hugging Prime Minister Narendra Modi inside Lok Sabha, saying the gesture diminished the decorum of the House.

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