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Rajasthan Congress leader and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has criticized the ruling BJP for the suspension of six Congress MLAs in the state assembly.
Gehlot claimed that the BJP's actions were designed to stifle discussion and avoid accountability. "The public is seeing who is the one making the mistakes. It is the responsibility of the ruling side to take the opposition along and run the House well. They (BJP) don't want any discussion in the House as they are not able to give any answers," Gehlot said, condemning the suspension of Congress members from the assembly. Meanwhile, Congress MLAs in Rajasthan staged protests in the Assembly after six of their members were suspended. The protests were sparked by what Congress leaders called an insult to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, which occurred during the question hour. Congress MLA Sachin Pilot denounced the suspension, saying, "What happened was unfortunate. During the question hour, one minister tried to insult Indira Gandhi. All we wanted was that statement to be withdrawn, expunged, and an apology from him... MLAs were suspended without notice." He went on to express the party's displeasure, with leaders like Leader of Opposition (LoP) Tikaram Jully, state Congress President Govind Singh Dotasra, and others joining the protests. "The government does not want a smooth session of the assembly," Pilot added. LoP of Rajasthan State Assembly Tikaram Jully condemned the actions of the BJP, stating, "BJP does not want the Assembly to function and opposition stays in it... Their intent is not democratic... We will go the Gandhian way, protest and then strategize for the future... We will stay on the west gate and then decide..." Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra raised concerns about the Speaker's statement, which contradicted the order of suspension. "This order is against the Speaker's statement," he said. The Congress MLAs have been protesting over the alleged 'Daadi' remark made by state minister Avinash Gehlot regarding former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. While BJP leaders support the minister and deny any derogatory intent in the comment, Congress MLAs are calling for the remark to be expunged from the record. Later six Congress MLAs including Govind Singh Dotasara, Deputy Leader of Opposition Ramkesh Meena, Amin Kagzi, Zakir Hussain Gasavat, Hakeem Ali Khan and Sanjay Kumar were suspended by speaker Vasudev Devnani. (ANI)
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