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Maharashtra BJP legislators burn paddy in assembly, one suspended
Tuesday December 13, 2011 09:30:08 PM,
IANS
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Nagpur: Uproarious
scenes continued in the Maharashtra assembly for the second
consecutive day Tuesday with some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
legislators burning paddy inside the legislature premises, leading
to their suspension for an year.
BJP members Nana Patole, Pasha Patel and Nana Shamkhule made a
bonfire of paddy straw outside the legislature building here to
highlight their demand for better remuneration for farmers.
They also squatted on the steps of the assembly, raised slogans
and burnt the paddy even as the fire brigade was summoned as a
precaution.
Taking a serious view, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Harshwardhan
Patil moved a motion seeking the suspension of Patole for one year
as he was allegedly seen lighting the fire.
State BJP chief Sudhir Mungantiwar strongly objected to the
suspension but it was passed by a voice vote.
Patole hails from the Vidarbha region of the state which has
witnessed a spate of suicides by debt-ridden farmers in the past
few years.
The suspension led to another din inside the house, forcing the
speaker to adjourn it for the day.
This was the second instance of suspensions of legislators Tuesday
-- earlier two Maharashtra Navnirman Sena legislators, Prakash
Bhoir and Nitin Bhosale, were suspended for the day after they
waved an objectionable banner inside the house demanding
resignation of Tourism Minister Chhagan Bhujbal.
Later, they apologized and the suspensions were revoked by speaker
Dilip Walse-Patil.
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