Council adjourned over demand for suspension of traffic cop

Maharashtra Legislative Council was adjourned for the day today after Opposition members and Treasury benches stalled the proceedings while demanding the suspension of traffic police officer Sachin Suryavanshi for allegedly misbehaving with MLA Kshitij Thakur.
Suryavanshi had on March 18 stopped the vehicle of Kshitij Thakur, a Bahujan Vikas Agadhi MLA from Vasai, on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link when the latter was on way to attend the Assembly session, slapped a fine for speeding, and also allegedly misbehaved with him.
On March 19, the police officer was beaten up inside the Vidhan Bhawan by a group of legislators.
NCP legislator Hemant Takle, through point of information, raised the issue on the floor of the House asking that why the two MLAs were produced in court instead of being heard through video conferencing.

"This type of act of police personnel is highly objectionable. The proceedings of the House will not take place until Suryavanshi is suspended," Takle said.
Following this, Chairman of the Upper House, Shivajirao Deshmukh, adjourned the House for 15 minutes.
He then extended the adjournment for another 15 minutes and 30 minutes, and finally adjourned the House for the day.