Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey said that he has submitted a notice in the Lok Sabha (LS) to initiate a substantive motion against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for allegedly ‘fomenting public sentiments’ in Parliament through foreign funding.

Dubey's move comes a day after Rahul Gandhi’s speech in the LS, in which the Congress MP accused the Central government of compromising India’s national interests in the trade deal with Donald Trump-led US.

Nishikant Dubey said that in his notice he has stated how the Leader of the Opposition visits foreign countries joining hands with the Soros Foundation, USAID, Ford Foundation and ‘colludes’ with anti-India elements. He also said that he had not moved a privilege motion against Gandhi. Dubey demanded that the ‘Lok Sabha membership of Gandhi be cancelled and he be debarred from contesting elections for life’

A substantive motion is a formal proposal placed before the House for discussion and decision. If admitted by the speaker, it entails a debate followed by a compulsory vote.