After Parlaiment, protest erupts in Madhya Pradesh assembly over Dayashankar's comments

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Thursday witnessed ruckus as BSP MLAs protested the derogatory remarks against their party chief Mayawati questioning her character by Dayashankar Singh and sought his arrest, forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House twice during the Question Hour. The four BSP MLAs in the state, sporting blue cap and ‘dupatta’ and displaying the party symbol, raised the issue during the Question Hour and rushed to the well of the House demanding the now expelled BJP leader’s arrest for the derogatory remarks and tabling of Censure Motion. [caption id=“attachment_2906696” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Sacked UP BJP vice-president Dayashankar Singh. Screenshot from Pradesh18 video.[/caption] Congress legislators also supported their demand. BSP MLAs, Usha Choudhry and Sheela Tyagi, led by their Legislative Party Leader Satyaprakash Sakhwar, persisted with their demand despite the Chair directing them to go back to their seats. Following this, Speaker Sitasharan Sharma adjourned the House for ten minutes. Opposing BSP’s demand, state Legislative Affairs Minister Narottam Mishra said the issue can’t be raised in the House as it is a matter pertaining to Uttar Pradesh and advised them to raise it in Parliament through their leaders. “We have given a notice for tabling Censure Motion on the issue of derogatory statement made by Dayashankar against our leader Mayawati and demanded that it should be immediately accepted. Besides we also demand his immediate arrest,” BSP MLA Sheela Tyagi said outside the House. Senior Congress MLA Ajay Singh and another party member Jeetu Patwari supported the BSP members’ demand and pressed for tabling the Censure Motion against Singh. They also termed BJP as an “anti-Dalit party” and said if it did not heed to BSP’s demand, then it will be construed that it is against SC and ST.