He also raised the matter in the Rajya Sabha.Rahul's tweet had followed the statement of Jaitley, who is Leader of Rajya Sabha, in the House on December 27 as a part of a solution negotiated with Congress to resolve the standoff over PM Modi's remarks running down ex-PM Manmohan Singh and ex-Vice-President HamidAnsari.As a part of the understanding, Jaitley and Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad had expressed their and reiterated their respect for and commitment to uphold the dignity of the top offices of the country. Jaitley stated that Modi did not question nor did he mean to question the commitment to the nation of either Manmohan Singh or HamidAnsari. Azad reciprocated in equal measure, underscoring the needto respectthe PM and that his party did not approve any derogatory remarks about Modi.Referring to the statement by Jaitley, Rahul had tweeted: "Dear Mr Jaitlie (sic)- thank you for reminding India that our PM never means what he says or says what he means." Sources also said former PM Manmohan Singh had seen the two statements before they were made in the House. The RS chairman referredthe privilege against Gandhi to LS under a procedure, which was devised in 1954 which has been used earlier too.

Source: Times of India January 07, 2018 00:25 UTC