Gujarat: Two Congress MLAs take off shirts during protest outside assembly; BJP demands action

AHMEDABAD: The Congress

MLAs

held a protest outside the state assembly demanding adequate power supply for the farmers. However, two Congress MLAs removing their shirts, the ruling BJP demanded action against these two Congress MLAs and even asked the speaker to reprimand the MLAs who stated protest in the assembly premises.

About 15 Congress MLAs sat in protest near the main entry gate of the Assembly building for about 10 minutes, during which legislators

Vimal Chudasama

and Lalit Vasoya removed their shirts.

The ruling BJP after question hour raised an objection over the protest stating that they holding protest without speakers permission was not admissible.

Speaker Nimaben Acharya

said that she will give her verdict after going through the video clips of the said incident.

Speaking to reporters, Chudasama said, “While the BJP government makes tall claims that farmers are getting enough electricity, it is a fact that most of the farmers in

Gujarat

are not getting adequate electricity for irrigation purposes. In the absence of irrigation, standing crops, including coconut trees, are dying. We are protesting here to draw the government's attention over this crucial issue.”

Chief whip Pankaj Desai who raised an objection in the assembly about the "shirtless" protest by Chudasama and Vasoya, claimed that no such protest is allowed as per the rules in the vicinity of the Assembly.

Education Minister Jitu Vaghani said Congress MLAs should have refrained from removing their clothes in front of women police personnel, MLAs and government officers who enter the complex from that gate.