Kirti Azad Vaping in Lok Sabha
Analysis based on 12 articles · First reported Dec 17, 2025 · Last updated Dec 17, 2025
This event has no direct impact on financial markets. It is a political controversy within India's Parliament, primarily affecting the reputations of the involved political parties and individuals.
A political controversy has erupted in India after India — Bharatiya Janata Party MP Anurag Thakur accused an unnamed India — Trinamool Congress MP of vaping an e-cigarette inside the India — Lok Sabha. Subsequently, India — Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Malviya shared a video on social media, identifying the accused MP as Kirti Azad of the India — Trinamool Congress. The act of vaping e-cigarettes is banned in India under the Electronic Cigarettes (Prohibition) Act, 2019, and is considered a breach of parliamentary decorum. India — Bharatiya Janata Party leaders are demanding clarification from India — Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee regarding Kirti Azad's alleged misconduct. India — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has assured that action will be taken if a formal written complaint is lodged and the allegations are substantiated. Kirti Azad has dismissed the allegations, stating that Anurag Thakur wasted India — Lok Sabha's time by raising the issue.
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