Facebook row: Tharoor, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey seek breach of privilege proceedings against each other

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey have sought breach of privilege proceedings against each other after a spat on social media over Tharoor’s remarks on taking up the Facebook’s hate rules issue in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology.

Tharoor is the chairman of the panel while Dubey is a member.

In his letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Tharoor alleged that the BJP MP made “disparaging remarks” on social media over his decision to summon a panel meeting to discuss the alleged “misconduct” of Facebook.

He also took strong objection to Dubey’s remarks on Twitter that “the Chairman of Standing Committee does not have the authority to do anything without discussion of the agenda with its members”.