Raj House adjourned briefly after spat between Minister, MLA

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Last Updated : Sep 22 2015 | 1:22 PM IST
Amid continued uproar by Congress MLAs, Rajasthan Assembly was adjourned till 12.30 pm following acrimonious scenes in the House after the Transport Minister's comments irked an Independent member.
When the House assembled at 11 AM, Congress MLAs' raised demands for Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's resignation over Lalit Modi controversy, which the Speaker ignored and called the listed question related to cab services.
Following the Transport Minister Yunus Khan's reply, Independent MLA Hanuman Beniwal in a supplementary question wanted to know what the government was doing about drivers who have criminal cases against them.
Khan, in his reply, commented that some Members of the Assembly have cases registered against them.
An irked Beniwal, who along with the Congress MLAs was protesting in the Well of the House, became vociferous and objected strongly.
Reacting to it, Khan said the cases against him would be investigated by the government.
The Speaker then adjourned the house till 12.30 pm.
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First Published: Sep 22 2015 | 1:22 PM IST

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