{"id":26531,"date":"2025-12-17T11:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/unacceptable-after-anurag-thakurs-complaint-bjp-shares-video-of-tmc-mp-kirti-azad-vaping-in-parliament-politics-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:00:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:00:46","slug":"unacceptable-after-anurag-thakurs-complaint-bjp-shares-video-of-tmc-mp-kirti-azad-vaping-in-parliament-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/unacceptable-after-anurag-thakurs-complaint-bjp-shares-video-of-tmc-mp-kirti-azad-vaping-in-parliament-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Unacceptable&#8217;: After Anurag Thakur&#8217;s Complaint, BJP Shares Video Of TMC MP Kirti Azad &#8216;Vaping&#8217; In Parliament | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9775926\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">December 17, 2025, 16:27 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9775926\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-749011644 asubttl-schema\">In his complaint letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, BJP MP Anurag Thakur had named the TMC but not identified the leader<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgprpl\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-749011644\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-749011644 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TMC MP Kirti Azad speaks in the Lok Sabha during the winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi on December 10, 2025. (Image: Sansad TV\/PTI)\" title=\"TMC MP Kirti Azad speaks in the Lok Sabha during the winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi on December 10, 2025. (Image: Sansad TV\/PTI)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-749011644\"\/><\/p>\n<p>TMC MP Kirti Azad speaks in the Lok Sabha during the winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi on December 10, 2025. (Image: Sansad TV\/PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Only days after BJP MP Anurag Thakur wrote a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker alleging that an opposition leader from the TMC was smoking an e-cigarette in the House, a video showing Kirti Azad \u201cvaping&#8221; during proceedings has surfaced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The purported video was shared by BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya, who identified Kirti Azad as the TMC MP smoking an e-cigarette in Parliament. In his complaint, Anurag Thakur had named the party but not the leader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Amit Malviya called Kirti Azad\u2019s purported act of smoking an e-cigarette \u201cunacceptable&#8221; and \u201cfor people like him, rules and laws clearly hold no meaning&#8221;. He called for West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC boss Mamata Banerjee to issue a clarification on Azad\u2019s \u201cmisconduct&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><em><strong>Watch the video here:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The TMC MP accused by BJP MP Anurag Thakur of vaping inside Parliament is none other than Kirti Azad. For people like him, rules and laws clearly hold no meaning. Just imagine the audacity, hiding an e-cigarette in his palm while in the House!Smoking may not be illegal, but\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kZGnYcP0Iu\">pic.twitter.com\/kZGnYcP0Iu<\/a>\u2014 Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amitmalviya\/status\/2001215965036732524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">\u201cThe TMC MP accused by BJP MP Anurag Thakur of vaping inside Parliament is none other than Kirti Azad. For people like him, rules and laws clearly hold no meaning. Just imagine the audacity, hiding an e-cigarette in his palm while in the House! Smoking may not be illegal, but using it in Parliament is entirely unacceptable. Mamata Banerjee must clarify on her MP\u2019s misconduct,&#8221; Malviya said in a post on X, while sharing the video.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">Pradeep Bhandari(\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u0940\u092a \u092d\u0902\u0921\u093e\u0930\u0940)\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">@pradip103<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">TMC MP KIRTI AZAD VIDEO VAPING INSIDE PARLIAMENT<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">This is a crime!<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">This is an insult of Temple of Democracy!<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">Mamata Banerjee should respond- What example are her MPs setting in front of people of India?<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3 midgprfd\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3 midgprfdbtn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/google-color.svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" alt=\"\" class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3\"\/><span class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3\">Click here to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-749011644 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>December 17, 2025, 15:54 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-749011644 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/politics\/\">politics<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> &#8216;Unacceptable&#8217;: After Anurag Thakur&#8217;s Complaint, BJP Shares Video Of TMC MP Kirti Azad &#8216;Vaping&#8217; In Parliament<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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