A number of MPs from the opposition camp staged a walkout on Tuesday throughout a gathering of the joint parliamentary committee on the Waqf Invoice, alleging derogatory remarks towards them by a BJP member.
TMC’s Kalyan Banerjee, Gaurav Gogoi and Imran Masood from Congres, DMK’s A Raja, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, Arvind Sawant from Shiv Sena (UBT) and AAP’s Sanjay Singh have been a number of the oppositions MPs who stormed out of the assembly. The parliamentary panel was listening to a presentation from representatives of the Ministry of Minority Affairs on the invoice when the MPs walked out, reported PTI.
After staying away for almost one hour, the opposition members rejoined the assembly.
STORY | A number of opposition MPs stroll out of joint committee assembly on Waqf Invoice
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In the meantime, the BJP members claimed that the opposition members have been abusing the chairman of the committee Jagdambika Pal.
It was the second consecutive day that opposition members walked out of the assembly following variations.
Following the walkout, Sawant informed reporters that the committee was not working according to established parliamentary norms. He additionally claimed that non-public allegations had been allowed throughout the session, significantly concentrating on senior leaders like Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
“We have now boycotted as a result of the committee shouldn’t be functioning with the rules and norms of the committee. Ethically and principally they’re unsuitable,” he mentioned.
The opposition MPs additionally criticised the committee for permitting such allegations to be raised by leaders of the ruling coalition deposed earlier than the panel.
The controversy started with a presentation by former Chairman of the Karnataka State Minorities Fee Anwar Manippadi, whose testimony strayed past the scope of the Invoice, and asserted the opposition, as per an India At the moment report.
The lawmakers alleged that remarks by Manippadi included unwarranted accusations towards the Karnataka authorities and Kharge, resulting in additional discord.