Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 25 : Amidst the ongoing protests by Congress MLAs outside the Rajasthan legislative assembly over State Minister Avinash Gehlot's alleged 'dadi' remark about former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the Congress MLAs were denied from entering the house by the marshals.
Congress MLA Manish Yadav stated that the members were suspended and were now being prevented from entering the assembly, with police, marshals, and security personnel placed in front of them. He described the action as a violation of constitutional rights and urged the speaker of the house to address the issue.
Speaking to ANI, Congress MLA Manish Yadav said, "Our members have been suspended from the House...Now, our members are being stopped by putting the police, marshals and security personnel in front of them, which is a violation of Constitutional rights...The speaker of the House should look into the matter..."
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"This is being done at the behest of the government...this is a conspiracy to suppress the opposition, which the people of Rajasthan do not tolerate at any cost, and the opposition too will speak against it very strongly...", he added.
The Congress MLAs have been protesting over the alleged 'dadi' remark made by state minister Avinash Gehlot regarding former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. While BJP leaders support the minister and deny any derogatory intent in the comment, Congress MLAs are calling for the remark to be expunged from the record.
Rajasthan Leader of Opposition Tika Ram Jully addressed the media on Monday, stating, "If we say that their leader is like a father figure to them, they might not feel bad. But if we say their leader is their father, it will not sound good. The statement of the minister was in a taunting way. They don't want the House to have smooth conduct...It is happening for the first time that the government does not want the House to have a smooth conduct. They are not able to answer the questions. Their own MLAs say that they are not happy with the work of ministers. This state cabinet is a complete failure. It does not want the opposition to ask questions", Jully said to the reporters on Monday.
Six Congress MLAs including Govind Singh Dotasara, Deputy Leader of Opposition Ramkesh Meena, Amin Kagzi, Zakir Hussain Gasavat, Hakeem Ali Khan and Sanjay Kumar were suspended by speaker Vasudev Devnani.