The budget session of Parliament is going on. Amidst the Middle East crisis and increasing gas shortage in the country, a new demand for dress code for MPs has been started. BJP leader Jaiveer Shergill, while talking about the dress code of MPs coming to Parliament, said that Parliament is a temple of democracy and wearing specific clothes should not be allowed here. Just as there is a dress code for lawyers and doctors, there should be a similar code for the MPs of the country also. His target was on Rahul Gandhi's T-shirt and cargo pants, many Congress leaders have strongly criticized this opinion.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaiveer Shergill said, "My only demand in today's tweet is that wearing certain clothes should not be allowed inside the Parliament, because the Parliament of India is called the 'Temple of Democracy'. Just like a lawyer cannot go to a court wearing a T-shirt and cargo pants, and a doctor cannot enter the surgery room wearing half-pants, then an MP should be allowed to come wearing a T-shirt and cargo pants." Why should we meet?”
Talking about not mentioning Rahul Gandhi in his demand, Jaiveer Shergill said, "My tweet did not mention Rahul Gandhi or use his name, but the reaction of the Congress leader shows that 'a straw in a thief's beard'. The ban on clothes like T-shirts and cargo pants should be strictly implemented, so that tomorrow Rahul Gandhi can ask his colleagues and supporters to come without a shirt, in a T-shirt, or wearing half-shorts." “To prevent this kind of situation, such clothes should not be allowed.”
#WATCH | Delhi: On his own tweet, BJP leader Jaiveer Shergill says, “My tweet today only demands that certain clothing items should not be allowed inside the Parliament, because the Parliament of India is referred to as the Temple of Democracy… Just as a lawyer cannot walk into pic.twitter.com/9c25V5ezOe
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2026
Earlier, while posting on social media X platform, the BJP leader talked about the dress code inside the Parliament. He said, "There should be a 'not allowed' dress code in the Parliament of India, starting with not wearing T-shirts and open shirts. After all, this is a temple of democracy, it is not a club lounge." Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi has been coming to Parliament wearing T-shirts and cargo on many occasions.
A few hours after this demand, he made another post. He said, "My earlier tweet did not even mention Rahul Gandhi, but the reaction of the Congress courtiers proved my point. To prevent such situations like people coming to Parliament wearing 'shirtless', 'shorts' or 'high cargo pants' to impress the 'Prince', there should be a ban on wearing certain types of clothes to maintain the dignity of Parliament."
Parliament of India should have a not allowed dress code starting with no t-shirts & no open shirts!
After all its Temple of Democracy and not a Club Lounge!
— Jaiveer Shergill (@JaiveerShergill) March 25, 2026
Although many Congress leaders did not like this opinion, Congress MP Ashok Singh expressed disappointment and said that targeting Rahul Gandhi in this way shows a very narrow mindset.
Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Waring said that tomorrow BJP can also decide which color clothes should be worn. This is completely unnecessary.
