BJP and Trinamool Congress (TMC) members took on each other in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after BJP's Locket Chatterjee accused the ruling party in West Bengal of killing people for chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' and of taking "cut money" — a term used to describe bribery allegations against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
TMC leader Sundip Bandopadhyay sought deletion of her comment on "cut money" from the records. The clash between the two sides prompted Speaker Om Birla to say: "Don't make this house the Bengal assembly."
He assured that he would examine the records and take a decision.
Mamata Banerjee has reportedly asked her party men to return the "cut money", which refers to "commission" illegally taken from ordinary citizens for the delivery of government services and schemes.
Chatterjee had on Tuesday targeted Mamata Banerjee in a statement in the Lok Sabha.
On Wednesday, Chatterjee said Lord Shri Ram signifies noble thought and honesty and the state of West Bengal should be run by people who believe in these.
"Shyama Prasad Mookerjee's Bengal is burning. Whoever is chanting Jai Shri Ram, TMC goons are killing them," she said, as TMC members tried to shout her down.
Separately, another BJP member from West Bengal, Arjun Singh, raised the issue of cows being smuggled to Bangaladesh.
"Cow smuggling is rampant in West Bengal and this is happening with the support of the state government. The smuggling takes place through the Bangladesh border in return for fake currency and drugs," he said.
Singh said CCTV cameras should be installed along the border to ensure that this is stopped.
Speaking during the Zero Hour, B Mahtab (BJD) demanded that the Centre conduct investigation into the death of Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee.
Mahtab said that West Bengal assembly had passed a resolution to conduct an inquiry into the death of Mookerjee, which was also moved to the Centre.
"The mysterious disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose is being investigated. I urge upon the new dispensation at the Centre to investigate the death of Shyama Prasad Mookerjee," Mahtab said, amid thumping of desk by BJP members in the lower House.
While taking a large number of questions from the first-time women MPs, Speaker also sought law makers to desist from taking up issues which come in the purview of the state governments and instead focus on central subjects.