Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha speech sees 14 cuts by Speaker. What are they?

Several references to Hinduism in the context of the BJP, three to two prominent industrialists that the Congress frequently mentions in context of the Narendra Modi government, two to the Agnipath scheme, and one each to the NEET row, Manipur and the Prime Minister specifically. These were among the 14 bits from Rahul Gandhi’s first speech as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, lasting around 100 minutes and interrupted frequently by the Treasury Benches, which were expunged by Speaker Om Birla late on Monday night.

The decision, which became public Tuesday, drew sharp criticism from the Congress, with Gandhi writing to Birla, questioning the decision and demanding that his remarks be restored in parliamentary records.

Incidentally, while Birla expunged Gandhi’s reference to Hinduism and the BJP, the Prime Minister’s rebuttal was not expunged. Interjecting during Gandhi’s speech, Modi said: “This is a very serious issue. To call the entire Hindu society violent is a serious issue.” Gandhi’s response to it was also expunged.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s repetition thrice of a word used by Gandhi to counter him was also expunged. The redacted remarks of Shah now read: “You cannot hide such a big incident by making noise. The Leader of the Opposition has categorically said that those who call themselves Hindu indulge in… I want to repeat. His sentence was that those who call themselves Hindu, they talk about…, indulge in….”

However, the following sentence by Shah that has gone in the records states: “He (Gandhi) perhaps does not know that there are crores of people in this country who call themselves Hindus proudly. Do they all talk about violence and indulge in violence?”

Gandhi’s comment about the absence of