Jaipur: Six Congress MLAs spent the night in the Well of the Rajasthan Assembly as protest after they were suspended from the House during the budget session on Friday. The six suspended MLAs are - Govind Singh Dotasra Ramkesh Meena, Amin Kagzi, Zakir Hussain Gesawat, Hakeem Ali Khan and Sanjay Kumar Jatav.
Along with the suspended MLAs their party colleagues also spent the night in the assembly. Notably, Dastara the Rajasthan Congress President and Meena is eputy Leader of Opposition in the state assembly. After suspension, the MLAs also staged a sit-in protest in the House against the Speaker’s decision.
Tweet By Congress MLA Zakir Hussain:
आज रात्रि, विधानसभा में ! जनहित की बुलंद आवाज़!
— Zakir Hussain Gesawat - MLA (@ZakirHussainINC) February 21, 2025
आपकी आवाज़ को दबाने की किसी भी कोशिश को नाकाम करेंगे, हर मुद्दे पर मजबूती से खड़े रहेंगे!#RajasthanVidhanSabha #जनताकीआवाज pic.twitter.com/2XVcYOvZJQ
On Friday, during the Question Hour, there was an uproar over the comment made about former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Due to the increasing uproar, the proceedings of the House had to be adjourned three times. When the proceedings resumed at 4 O'clock, the uproar of Congress MLAs continued in the Well. Looking at the ruckus, Chief Whip Jogeshwar Garg proposed the suspension of Congress MLAs. Soon after, Speaker Vasudev Devnani suspended the six Congress MLAs.
Visuals Congress MLAs In Rajasthan Assmebly:
#कांग्रेस विधायको का सदन में रात्रि विश्राम...#Congress @KhabarRajastha @8PMnoCM pic.twitter.com/58wkpRKdgg
— Kamal Kumawat Journalist (@kamalkumawat71) February 22, 2025
Former deputy chief minister of the state, Sachin Pilot, condemned the suspension. "Today, a minister of the state's BJP government made a comment on former Prime Minister Late Indira Gandhi, which was condemned and Congress MLAs including the Leader of Opposition @TikaRamJullyINC expressed their objection," Pilot said in his X post.
"Now in connection with this matter, 6 MLAs including the Congress State President @GovindDotasra have been suspended. It is clear from this that the BJP does not want the proceedings of the Assembly to continue and such baseless statements are being made continuously," he added.
The controversy erupted after Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Avinash Gehlot pointed to the members of Opposition and stated that like always, in the 2023-24 budget also, "you named the scheme after your dadi".
Leader of Opposition Tika Ram Jully strongly objected to Gehlot's statement.
(With inputs from IANS)