(UPCC chief’s arrest triggers uproar in Parliament)
New Delhi, July 16: The issue of arrest of Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi over her alleged anti-Mayawati remarks on Thursday created uproar in Parliament leading to adjournment of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) and the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) for an hour.
While the Lok Sabha saw Congress members clashing with those of the BSP on the issue, in the Rajya Sabha Samajwadi party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)members attacked Joshi over what they described as her “anti-women” remarks.
It was trouble from the word go in the Lok Sabha with Congress member Jagdambika Pal and some of his party colleagues seeking to raise the matter.
BSP members too were seen making attempts to defend the UP government move to arrest the Congress leader for her alleged inflammatory remarks at a rally in Moradabad.
–PTI