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THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAM NAIK): Mr. Chairman, Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the House to a remark made earlier by Shri Jaipal Reddy. I am not as good as Shri Jaipal Reddy in English, but he used a particular word about the Prime Minister and I noted it. He said: "The Prime Minister has played … with the Constitution." Am I right?

SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY : Yes.

SHRI RAM NAIK: Since I am not good in English, I took the Oxford Dictionary and it indicates the meaning for the word …. Now, I have got the book of Unparliamentary Expressions and in page 138, it is stated that the word … is treated as an ‘unparliamentary’ word. So, in good grace, if he withdraws or apologises, that would be better. … (Interruptions) So, he must apologise for the word which he has used.

सभापति महोदय : इसे दिखवा लिया जाएगा। कोई भी अनपार्लियामेंट्री शब्द प्रोसीडिंग्ज़ में नहीं जाएगा।

SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY : Sir, if the word is unparliamentary, you may delete it, but I can quote from the rulings of the House of Commons. Unless we call a person ‘treacherous’, we can call an act of ‘treachery’. Therefore, it depends on how the sentence is constructed. Anyway, I do not want to quarrel on non-essentials. … (Interruptions)

SHRI RAM NAIK: Sir, does he mean to say that calling the Prime Minister … a non-issue?