Overview
- BJP MP Anurag Thakur filed a complaint alleging TMC MP Kirti Azad used an e-cigarette during a Lok Sabha sitting.
- BJP leaders circulated a 35-second video they say shows Azad vaping inside the chamber.
- Speaker Om Birla stated that no permission was granted to use e-cigarettes in the House.
- Birla said the probe is in its final stage, with consequences to follow if a violation of rules is established.
- The complaint cites the 2019 law that prohibits the manufacture, sale and related activities involving e-cigarettes across India.