Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MlAs were removed and two others walked out of the Delhi Assembly on Monday during a discussion on the proposed metro fare hike.
Speaker Ram Niwas Goel ordered the removal of BJP MlA from Rajauri Garden Majinder Singh Sirsa and Biswas Nagar MlA Om Prakash Sharma as they kept interrupting a discussion on the resolution moved by Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot against the proposed fare hike. leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta and Jagdish Pradhan the MlA from Mustafabad too walked out in protest.
It may be noted that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government crossed swords with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) over the fare hike to be enforced from October 10 — the second this year. The last hike was effected in May.
The resolution moved on Wednesday by Gahlot urged the Ministry of Urban Development to “quickly and actively intervene” so that the proposed “unlawful and anti-people fare hike” be reversed in the interest of the common people and the environment.
All four BJP MlAs kept on interrupting the discussion, demanding action against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over a comment he made against the BJP MlAs last week in the House. Speaker Ram Niwas Goel ordered the removal of the MlAs saying that the discussion on the resolution was extremely important as fares were set to go up from Tuesday.