Ruckus by the opposition BJP over allotment of a room for offering namaz in Jharkhand assembly disrupted proceedings on Monday.
Before the session began for the day, BJP MLAs sat on the stairs at the entrance of the assembly chanting Hanuman Chalisa and ‘Hare Rama’ with placards.
As soon as the proceedings for the day began, the BJP members trooped into the Well chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’.
They were demanding the recall of the order pertaining to allotment of the namaz room.
Speaker Ravindra Nath Mahto urged relentless BJP members, including Bhanu Pratap Shahi, to “go back to your seats. You are good members. Please cooperate with the Chair”.
However, as the ruckus continued, the speaker adjourned the House till 12.45 pm. The BJP workers on Sunday had burnt the effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and the speaker during protests across the state against the decision.
The speaker has allotted room number TW 348 for offering namaz, prompting demand from the BJP to build a Hanuman temple and places of worship of other religions in the assembly premises.
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Let us hope people will come to their senses. I wish them good luck.
It is pathetic that the opposition parties are acting childishly, in a secular country to offer a prayer room for one religion and not the other. The narrative is very clear – to provoke and get in the news as if they do not have anything else. BJP were right to take matters in their hands