Speaker warns Jamaat MP over vulgar remark in parliament, expunges it from record
After ordering the offensive words to be removed from the record, the speaker reminded lawmakers to uphold the dignity and decorum of parliament while participating in debates.
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad today (16 June) cautioned a Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker over the use of indecent language during parliamentary proceedings and ordered the expunging of objectionable remarks from the official record, stressing that parliament must remain free from offensive and vulgar expressions.
While presiding over the budget discussion in the House, the speaker intervened after Jamaat lawmaker Md Abdus Sattar, elected from Nilphamari-1, used a colloquial expression containing a vulgar term while making a point through an analogy.
"Honourable member, please exercise caution while speaking in parliament. We do not want any indecent or vulgar words to be uttered in this House," the speaker said.
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During his speech, Abdus Sattar attempted to illustrate his argument by recounting a conversation between a sieve and a needle.
In the analogy, the needle points out a hole in the sieve, while the sieve responds by highlighting the many holes in the needle's counterpart.
As the MP narrated the story, he used a crude Bengali term, prompting the speaker to intervene immediately after the speech concluded.
After ordering the offensive words to be removed from the record, the speaker reminded lawmakers to uphold the dignity and decorum of parliament while participating in debates.
