New Delhi: DelUnion Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti has stoked a controversy by allegedly making an inflammatory speech and using an expletive in an election rally here, drawing severe flak from opposition which accused BJP of pursuing divisive politics and demanded that she be sacked.
As soon as Lok Sabha met for the day, Leader of Congress Mallikarjun Kharge reminded Speaker Sumitra Mahajan of the adjournment notices given by him and his party colleagues over the reported statements of the two ministers.
The Speaker rejected the notices saying though the matter is of urgent importance, the business of the day cannot be allowed to be disrupted. She, however, suggested that members can raise the issue during Zero Hour.
Though the House took up two questions during Question Hour, the continuous pandemonium forced Mahajan to adjourn the House for 15 minutes till 11.30 AM. Kharge said the “objectionable” language used by Jyoti has created tension at a time when there have been communal riots.
Rajya Sabha too was adjourned for the second time during Zero Hour over controversial remarks of Sadhvi Jyoti A Congress member demanded her resignation. Expressing regret in Rajya Sabha, Ms. Jyoti said she was ready to apologise for her remarks.
Bureau Report
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