BJP, Cong clash in Raj Assembly over MLA's allegations

The Rajasthan Assembly today witnessed noisy scenes and two adjournments as the ruling BJP and Congress members clashed over the issue of allegations levelled by an opposition MLA against a state cabinet minister.
While BJP members sought action against the MLA for making public the remarks which were expunged by the chair, Congress members demanded that those be allowed to included in the proceedings.
On Tuesday, Congress MLA Ramesh Meena had levelled corruption charges against a state minister and demanded a debate. The chair had reserved its decision on the matter.
Today, the ruling BJP moved a privilege motion against Meena for allegedly having made public the expunged remarks.

During Zero Hour, Parlimentary Affairs Minister Rajendra Rathore brought a privilege motion against Meena demanding termination of his membership. Other BJP MLAs supported his demand.
Rathore tabled a CD to prove that Meena had made the remarks, which the Speaker had expunged, public. Hitting back, the Congress moved a privilege motion against a ruling party MLA on similar grounds.

The Assembly was adjourned twice following Congress members' protests.
As Zero Hour began, Congress legislators raised the issue of allegations made by Meena. BJP members maintained that the matter should not be raised during Zero Hour. However, Congress members demanded a decision from the Speaker.

Amidst uproar, the house was adjourned.
When the house reassembled, Deputy speaker Rao Rajendra Singh clarified that the privilege motion against the Congress member was not on the allegation of corruption made by Meena but for making public what had been expunged by the Speaker.
Senior BJP MLA Ghanshyam Tiwari demanded that the matter be forwarded to a House committee in order to verify the facts. The chaos forced a second adjournment of the House.
Speaker Kailash Meghwal had on Tuesday expunged the remarks from the proceedings in which Meena levelled corruption charges against the minister.