Pandemonium by BSP members, who trooped into the Well alleging atrocities on dalits in BJP-ruled Gujarat, forced brief adjournment of Rajya Sabha on the opening day of Monsoon Session.
Pandemonium by BSP members, who trooped into the Well alleging atrocities on dalits in BJP-ruled Gujarat, forced brief adjournment of Rajya Sabha on the opening day of Monsoon Session.
The ruckus started ahead of the Question Hour, after BSP chief Mayawati raised the issue of recent incident in which some members of the dalit community, engaged in skinning dead animals, were beaten up in Gujarat. The BSP chief said some anti-social elements tied their hands, stripped them and beat them up in a market in broad daylight. She also alleged that the police did not take immediate action and the crowd too did not intervene and blamed the state government too for not taking prompt action against the culprits.
She also accused the ruling BJP of being “anti-dalit” and said the state police swung into action only after the incident was highlighted by the media.
The BSP supremo alleged that atrocities against dalits have increased ever since the BJP-led government has come to power at the Centre. However, the allegations were immediately countered by Union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu.
The senior minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the “saviour” of the entire country and said that as per convention, name of any political party should not be taken while raising issues.
As Mayawati was speaking on atrocities against dalits, some BSP members trooped into the Well raising slogans. Chairman Hamid Ansari adjourned the House for ten minutes as his repeated pleas for calm went unheeded.
