By PTI
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha was adjourned briefly on Tuesday amid opposition uproar over sure references allegedly made by BJP member C P Joshi to the abolished apply of ‘sati’.
Joshi, a BJP member from Chittorgarh in Rajasthan, had initiated the talk on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address when he made reference to Padmavati, the Queen of Mewar who self-immolated to guard her honour from invader Allaudin Khilji.
Opposition members Supriya Sule (NCP), Kanimozhi, Dayanidhi Maran, A Raja (DMK), Okay Muraleedharan (Congress), Imtiaz Jaleel (AIMIM) have been on their ft claiming that Joshi had glorified the apply of ‘sati’.
Joshi asserted that he had not made any reference to the apply of sati’, however talked about that Padmavati had carried out ‘jauhar’ (self-immolation) to guard her honour.
“I stand by my words,” Joshi stated, as opposition members raised slogans within the Well of the House.
As protests continued, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla adjourned the proceedings for 20 minutes.
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha was adjourned briefly on Tuesday amid opposition uproar over sure references allegedly made by BJP member C P Joshi to the abolished apply of ‘sati’.
Joshi, a BJP member from Chittorgarh in Rajasthan, had initiated the talk on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address when he made reference to Padmavati, the Queen of Mewar who self-immolated to guard her honour from invader Allaudin Khilji.
Opposition members Supriya Sule (NCP), Kanimozhi, Dayanidhi Maran, A Raja (DMK), Okay Muraleedharan (Congress), Imtiaz Jaleel (AIMIM) have been on their ft claiming that Joshi had glorified the apply of ‘sati’.
Joshi asserted that he had not made any reference to the apply of sati’, however talked about that Padmavati had carried out ‘jauhar’ (self-immolation) to guard her honour.
“I stand by my words,” Joshi stated, as opposition members raised slogans within the Well of the House.
As protests continued, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla adjourned the proceedings for 20 minutes.