Watch | 'You only know the Italian constitution': Swamy enrages Congress in RS again

Subramanian Swamy on Thursday enraged the opposition again  by taking potshots at the Congress and said ‘you only know the Italian constitution’. Following this comment, the RS saw Congress members go berserk and Swamy faced comments from Ghulam Nabi Azad, Jairam Ramesh and PJ Kurien who asked him to come to his chamber.  

Expunging Swamy's reference to the Constitution of another country that triggered vociferous protests from Congress members, Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien also ordered media not to report the remarks.  The BJP MP, who was sworn in only on Monday, insisted that since his name has been taken by another member, he has a right to reply and again went on to refer to the country, drawing sharp rebuke from the Chair.

"I will take action against you. Subramanian Swamy you are unnecessarily provoking. I will have to take action against you... you are provoking," Kurien said.

Observing that what Swamy said would not go on record, he said "what has been expunged should not be reported by media." Congress members sought action against Swamy with Jairam Ramesh saying he was "needling and provoking" by bringing in reference to another country. "This is deliberate." With Congress members continuing to protest, Kurien asked them to return to their seats and said it was a deliberate attempt to subvert the Zero Hour.

With inputs from agencies