BJP MP Anurag Thakur Files Complaint Against Trinamool MP for Smoking E-Cigarette in Lok Sabha

PTI, New Delhi, December 12, 2025: BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Friday lodged a written complaint with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, demanding action against a Trinamool Congress lawmaker for allegedly smoking an e-cigarette inside the House. Thakur had raised the issue on Thursday in the Lok Sabha without naming the Trinamool MP involved.

In his complaint, the Hamirpur MP said, "A Member of Parliament belonging to the All India Trinamool Congress was seen openly using an electronic cigarette while seated in the House during the sittings." He added that the act was "clearly visible" to several members present in the House.

Thakur described the "open use" of a banned substance and a prohibited device inside the "sanctum sanctorum" of Indian democracy, the Lok Sabha chamber, as a blatant violation of parliamentary decorum and discipline. He also pointed out that it was a cognisable offence under the laws enacted by the House.

"This conduct lowers the dignity of the House, sets an extremely poor precedent, and sends a dangerous message to the youth of the country at a time when the government and Parliament have taken a firm stand against all forms of tobacco and nicotine products," Thakur said.

He urged the Speaker to take immediate cognisance of this serious breach of rules and law and to direct an inquiry into the incident through the appropriate committee or mechanism of the House.