The winter session of Parliament is currently underway, and a controversy has erupted over the use of e-cigarettes inside the House. The BJP has gone on the offensive after three MPs were allegedly seen smoking e-cigarettes in Parliament. BJP MP Anurag Thakur has accused three members of Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) of using e-cigarettes inside the Lok Sabha.

Thakur has also complained to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The Speaker has said that he will take action once a formal written complaint is submitted. However, the names of the three TMC MPs involved have not yet been disclosed.

What exactly happened?

Reports suggest that BJP MP Anurag Thakur was aware of the three MPs using e-cigarettes during the winter session. The matter became public when he raised the issue durin

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