Delhi Assembly today witnessed unprecedented chaotic scenes as BJP and Congress MLAs trooped into well and broke mikes demanding Law Minister Somnath Bharti's resignation over his midnight raid against African women, forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House for the day.
The four-day assembly session, which began today, was marred by protest and unruly behaviour by both BJP and Congress legislators who were demanding Bharti's resignation. The repeated disruptions led to four times adjournment of the House by the Speaker.
The session has been called for passage of the contentious anti-corruption legislation Jan Lokpal Bill and Swaraj Bill by the Delhi Government.
Talking to reporters after the House proceedings, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed "match fixing" between BJP and Congress over the issue.
"It was a match fixing by BJP and Congress because of government's move on the gas pricing issue," Kejriwal said.
As the House met for the first time, the BJP legislators demanding Bharti's resignation trooped into well and shouted slogans which led to its adjournment. Later when the proceedings resumed, the House had to be adjourned two more times for 20 minutes each following uproar by both BJP and Congress MLAs over the issue.
The pandemonium continued after the House began functioning, about 50 minutes after the third adjournment, as Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely led his party MLAs to the well of the House demanding action against Bharti.
They were joined by BJP legislators, who were displaying some posters and demanding Bharti's resignation.
A number of BJP MLAs broke Speaker's mikes and threw papers which created total chaos in the Assembly. This forced Speaker M S Dhir to adjourn the House for fourth time for 10 minute.
