Ruckus in Odisha Assembly as Congress, BJP assault one another over Nupur Sharma comment

By PTI

BHUBANESHWAR: Odisha Assembly Saturday witnessed a number of adjournments amid uproar by two opposition events – the Congress and BJP over Nupur Sharma’s controversial assertion on Prophet Mohammad and subsequent Supreme Court’s admonishment of her.

The problem was raised by Congress Legislature Party chief Narasingaha Mishra throughout Zero Hour and sought to know Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s views on Sharma’s assertion.

“”Nupur Sharma was the spokesperson or agent of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). Yesterday Supreme Court reprimanded her and also criticized the political party indirectly,” he said. BJP should be held responsible and the party cannot escape its responsibility,” the CLP chief mentioned.

The House witnessed a ruckus when Mishra focused the BJP.

His assertion provoked the saffron get together members who additionally stood up close to their seats and hurled allegations towards Congress.

BJP deputy chief within the House, B C Sethi mentioned that Congress is in energy within the state (Rajasthan) the place the barbaric killing of a tailor happened not too long ago.

Referring to the incident in Udaipur, he mentioned “Did the Chief Minister of that state resign after the incident? Nupur Sharma is not a member of Odisha Assembly. Why would there be a debate on her remarks?”” Sethi mentioned.

Besides, BJP has already suspended her and she or he has additionally apologized for a similar, he mentioned.

Sethi additionally focused Congress over the difficulty of the exodus of Kashmir pandits.

As the sloganeering continued within the House, the members of each opposition events rushed to the properly demanding motion towards one another.

Speaker B Okay Arukha, who for the primary time presided over the House after his election final month, mentioned that the House mustn’t focus on on an individual who isn’t its member and was not current.

The speaker’s remark drew the ire of the Congress lawmakers who intensified their protests within the properly of the House.

Unable to conduct the enterprise, the speaker adjourned the home proceedings twice for 10 minutes and later until 4 PM.