Delhi Assembly suspends 1 marshals out 2 BJP MLAs from special session
New Delhi Nov 26 PTI The Delhi Assembly on Friday suspended BJP MLA Jitender Mahajan from its one-day special session and also marshalled out BJP legislators Anil Bajpai and Mohan Singh Bisht for allegedly disrupting the proceedings of the House Other Bharatiya Janata Party BJP MLAs walked out of the House to boycott the proceedings in support of their suspended and marshalled out colleagues As soon as the proceedings of the special session began the BJP MLAs demanded to be heard on various issues such as the new liquor policy rising air pollution in the city and high value-added tax on fuel among othersAssembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel denied any discussion on these issues saying the one-day session had been called for a special purpose and only items listed in the agenda will be discussed No other discussion will be allowed he said Hearing this BJP MLAs began shouting anti-government slogans Goel appealed to Mahajan Bisht and Bajpai to sit down and let the House function He also warned the other BJP MLAs to calm down else be ready to be marshalled out for defying his directives The BJP legislators did not relent The Speaker then asked the marshals to escort Bisht and Bajpai out of the House At the same time Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot moved a proposal to suspend Mahajan the Rohtash Nagar MLA from the entire session of the House which was subsequently passed The Opposition BJP accused the ruling Aam Aadmi Party of running away from discussion on issues related to air pollution liquor policy and condition of local farmers in Delhi Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri alleged that the Kejriwal government was scared to face issues related to the people of Delhi In its special session the Delhi Assembly is likely to pass a resolution asking for repeal of the three farm laws compensation to families of over 700 farmers who died during the protests and legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price for crops It will also demand withdrawal of cases registered against farmers during the protests and removal and arrest of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri incident during which eight people including four farmers died sources said The Delhi Assembly mourned the farmers who died during the protests The House also paid homage to the martyrs of 2611 Mumbai attack To mark the occasion of the Constitution Day the Assembly members remembered leaders who drafted the countrys Constitution and read the Preamble PTI AKM CJ CJ VN VN
New Delhi Nov 26 PTI The Delhi Assembly on Friday suspended BJP MLA Jitender Mahajan from its one-day special session and also marshalled out BJP legislators Anil Bajpai and Mohan Singh Bisht for allegedly disrupting the proceedings of the House Other Bharatiya Janata Party BJP MLAs walked out of the House to boycott the proceedings in support of their suspended and marshalled out colleagues As soon as the proceedings of the special session began the BJP MLAs demanded to be heard on various issues such as the new liquor policy rising air pollution in the city and high value-added tax on fuel among othersAssembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel denied any discussion on these issues saying the one-day session had been called for a special purpose and only items listed in the agenda will be discussed No other discussion will be allowed he said Hearing this BJP MLAs began shouting anti-government slogans Goel appealed to Mahajan Bisht and Bajpai to sit down and let the House function He also warned the other BJP MLAs to calm down else be ready to be marshalled out for defying his directives The BJP legislators did not relent The Speaker then asked the marshals to escort Bisht and Bajpai out of the House At the same time Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot moved a proposal to suspend Mahajan the Rohtash Nagar MLA from the entire session of the House which was subsequently passed The Opposition BJP accused the ruling Aam Aadmi Party of running away from discussion on issues related to air pollution liquor policy and condition of local farmers in Delhi Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri alleged that the Kejriwal government was scared to face issues related to the people of Delhi In its special session the Delhi Assembly is likely to pass a resolution asking for repeal of the three farm laws compensation to families of over 700 farmers who died during the protests and legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price for crops It will also demand withdrawal of cases registered against farmers during the protests and removal and arrest of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri incident during which eight people including four farmers died sources said The Delhi Assembly mourned the farmers who died during the protests The House also paid homage to the martyrs of 2611 Mumbai attack To mark the occasion of the Constitution Day the Assembly members remembered leaders who drafted the countrys Constitution and read the Preamble PTI AKM CJ CJ VN VN