Cong members walk out of House after 4 MLAs suspended

Congress members on Thursday walked out of the Gujarat Assembly after four Members of Legislative Aseembly (MLAs) of the party were suspended for a day by Speaker when they insisted on a discussion over law and order situation in the state.

Congress MLAs Chandrika Baria and Mahendrasinh Bariya on Tuesday rushed to the well of the House and demanded discussion in the zero hour on the issue of crime against women and general law and order situation in the state.

Other Congress MLAs Tejasvini Patel and Kamani Rathod also joined the demand saying that crime against women has increased in the state.

Speaker Vaju Vala refused to give permission saying it was against the tradition of the House to take up any issue without giving prior notice and approval of the concerned minister.

However, the MLAs insisted that they wanted a discussion on the issue, which led to arguments.

The Speaker suspended the four MLAs who persisted with the demand for discussion on the subject.