New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will become a minister in Narendra Modi government! Will S Jaishankar be removed from Modi cabinet? Some such questions are floating on social media these days. Even Congress leader Udit Raj himself taunted Tharoor and said that I wish PM Modi had made you the foreign minister. Actually, after Operation Sindoor, an all party delegation of 7 MPs led by Shashi Tharoor is visiting 5 countries to present India's side. They have completed their tour in America. Currently, Panama is being visited. After this, the delegation will go to Guyana, Brazil and Colombia. However, attacks are being made against Tharoor in India from within his own party regarding this visit. Know the whole story.
My dear @ShashiTharoor
Alas ! I could prevail upon PM Modi to declare you as super spokesperson of BJP , even declaring as foreign minister before landing in India . How could you denigrate the golden history of Congress by saying that before PM Modi , India never crossed LOC… https://t.co/c88b8rX2bq
— Dr. Udit Raj (@Dr_Uditraj) May 28, 2025
When Nehru sent Vajpayee to the UN General Assembly
The country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru sent opposition leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee as India's representative to the United Nations General Assembly session. Vajpayee visited the US in September 1960 at the invitation of the US government as an observer during the presidential election campaign between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Vajpayee was also part of the delegation selected by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the United Nations General Assembly session. Abhishek Chaudhary has written in the first part of his two-volume memoir Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right that on the morning of September 25, 1960, Vajpayee boarded a plane for Washington DC for his first foreign trip.
Narasimha Rao had given cabinet rank status to Swamy
At the same time, PM Narasimha Rao appointed economist Dr. Subramanian Swamy as his economic advisor, who had started liberalization in the country in 1991 with his friend and then Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. Subramanian Swamy was given cabinet rank status by Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao in the Congress government even when he was in the opposition. He was just given cabinet rank status, he was not made a minister. He was made the chairman of the Labor Standards and International Trade Committee. He held this responsibility between 1994 and 1996.
Obama made his own rival foreign minister
This is common in foreign countries, like former US President Barack Obama made his rival in the presidential election, Hillary Clinton, his foreign minister. Hillary Clinton served as the US foreign minister under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. This is not possible in Indian democracy, because it is again considered to be different from the party line. He may have to face the actions of his own party. Leader of Opposition in the House means constitutionally the main opposition party in the House which gets a minimum of ten percent of the seats of the House. He is given the status and facilities of a cabinet minister.
Why is Tharoor on the target of his own party leaders
The way Tharoor has defended the Modi government and since then has praised the Indian government's initiatives from military action regarding Operation Sindoor to diplomatic level. The Congress party is very uncomfortable with that. The government's decision to send him to America as the leader of an all-party delegation is troubling the Congress. Congress leaders are saying that there is a difference between 'being in Congress and being of Congress'.
Can the party expel Tharoor?
Every political party has its own constitution regarding members, which lays down rules for terminating membership. Apart from this, political parties can also expel their members from the party due to indiscipline, anti-party activities, corruption or other reasons. In such a situation, Tharoor can also be expelled from Congress on charges of indiscipline.
What are the provisions in the Representation of the People Act, 1951?
There is the Representation of the People Act, 1951 in the country to rein in political parties. According to the information, this act regulates the electoral process and registration of political parties. Apart from this, if a member violates the party's instructions, he can be expelled.
What does the anti-defection law say?
According to the anti-defection law, if an elected representative votes against his party or joins another party, he can be disqualified. This entire process is conducted by the Speaker or the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. At the same time, the Election Commission controls the registration and recognition of political parties. If a party violates its rules, its recognition can be canceled.
What action can the party take against a member
Any MP or MLA of any political party of the country can take action against his party memberIf a person leaves the party membership and joins any other party, action can be taken against him under the anti-defection law. Apart from this, if any elected representative votes without the party's instruction or is involved in anti-party activities, action can be taken against him under the anti-defection law. Apart from this, if any independent candidate joins any party after winning, if less than 2/3 members of any party join any other party together, then they will be considered guilty under the anti-defection law.
