Liberal MP accuses fellow caucus member of threatening him in the House of Commons | CBC News
Liberal MP Chandra Arya is accusing his caucus colleague Sukh Dhaliwal of threatening him in the House of Commons on Friday.
The incident allegedly took place after Dhaliwal, MP for Surrey—Newton in B.C., attempted to get unanimous consent from the House on a motion to condemn the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in India as “genocide.”
A number of MPs — including Arya, who represents the Ontario riding of Nepean — called out “no” before Dhaliwal was able to finish reading his motion, denying it unanimous support. Arya later claimed he was the only one to say “no.”
About 20 minutes later, Arya stood up in the House on a point of order and said Dhaliwal “threatened” him on his way out of the Commons chamber. He also said another unnamed MP “accosted” him in the lobby.
“As a member of Parliament, I should be able to express my opinion, my views, freely in the House and I should not [feel] threatened by any words or actions of my fellow members,” Arya said.
CBC News has reached out to both Arya and Dhaliwal for clarification on what happened Friday, but neither has responded.
