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BSP disrupts RS over thrashing of Dalits in Gujarat
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned briefly on the opening day of the monsoon session after angry Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) members stormed the Well of House,
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned briefly on the opening day of the monsoon session after angry Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) members stormed the Well of House, shouting slogans against the government and accusing it of being “anti-Dalit”.
Chaotic scenes were witnessed after BSP chief Mayawati raised the issue of some members of the Dalit community being thrashed in Gujarat’s Una town for skinning a dead cow. Soon after the Question Hour began on Monday, the BSP leader said some anti-social elements stripped the Dalits, tied their hands and beat them up in the BJP-ruled state.
Urban development and information and broadcasting minister M Venkaiah Naidu reacted by saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the entire country’s saviour. He said while there was no problem in raising such issues, it was against the convention of the House to name a political party.
Under attack from Mayawati, the Gujarat government said all eight people accused of beating up the Dalits were arrested and sent to jail. Chairman Hamid Ansari had to adjourn the House for 10 minutes after four BSP MPs trooped into the Well.
