Uproar in UP Assembly as SP MLAs protest: ‘Deputy CM should quit over Neta-ji remarks’ | Lucknow News
THE STATE Assembly witnessed an uproar on Monday, when Samajwadi Party (SP) legislators entered the well of the House demanding resignation and apology from Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Medical and Health Brajesh Pathak over his remarks that the SP claimed were aimed at SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav. Even as Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna pointed out that Pathak did not take anyone’s name, SP MLAs alleged that the Deputy CM’s remarks were “disrespectful” and demanded that Pathak “quit”. The house was adjourned for over an hour as the SP MLAs refused to go to their seats. Later, the issue was settled after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna asserted that even the ruling party has “utmost respect for Mulayam Singh Yadav and would never disrespect him.” Story continues below this ad During the Question Hour earlier, while replying to questions raised by the Opposition on health infrastructure , he asked if SP MLAs follow the words of “Neta Ji” [as Mulayam was known], and when he got an affirmative response, he went on …
