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  1. defamatory
    harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
    Speaker Meira Kumar on Monday told the Lok Sabha that she had received notices for moving a privilege motion against Puri and Bedi for allegedly using derogatory and defamatory language against politicians.
  2. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
    Actor Om Puri and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi's diatribe against politicians during Anna Hazare's fast at Ramlila Maidan last week has resulted in members of both houses of Parliament issuing privilege notices against the duo.
  3. lampoon
    ridicule with satire
    One of Hazare's trusted lieutenants during his 12-day fast for a strong anti-corruption bill, Bedi too lampooned politicians with her 'ghunghat act' on stage.
  4. derogatory
    expressive of low opinion
    Speaker Meira Kumar on Monday told the Lok Sabha that she had received notices for moving a privilege motion against Puri and Bedi for allegedly using derogatory and defamatory language against politicians.
  5. allegation
    a formal accusation against somebody
    He also denied allegations that he was drunk when he uttered those words.
  6. Constitution
    the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
    "I respect Parliament and the Constitution.
  7. utter
    without qualification
    He also denied allegations that he was drunk when he uttered those words.
Created on Tue Aug 30 01:47:05 EDT 2011

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