Over the issue of encroachment on Government land, senior Congress legislator Mukesh Nayak had a verbal duel with Revenue Minister Rampal Singh during the ongoing winter session of the State Assembly on Wednesday.
During Question Hour, BJP MlA Satyapal Singh Sikarwar expressed discontent with the reply of the Minister. When Minister Singh was replying to the supplementary posed by the member, Mukesh Nayak tried to intervene saying that encroachment was rampant on Government land.On this, the Minister urged the Speaker for not allowing Nayak to intervene as he was replying to the queries of the member. During intervention, Nayak made a comment that enraged the ruling party members and they demanded that the comment of Nayak was uncalled for and he should apologise for it.
At this time, other Congress members had also joined Nayak and levelled serious allegations on the Government. Sensing the situation, Speaker Sitasharan Sharma expunged the proceedings including the comment of Nayak. However, the BJP members continued seeking demand of apology, but Nayak said that he would raise similar issue with evidences. later, the Speaker proceeded to other questions.
During another question, senior Congress member Mahendra Singh Kalukheda used a word for addressing dalits, despite the fact that this is prohibited. This attracted the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) members, who raised an objection. On this, sensing his mistake, Kalukheda apologised. However, at the same time, another member narrated a doha of Tulsidas that comprises the same word.
With this, the women members created ruckus seeking apology. But the Speaker pacified the matter by expunging the proceedings.