Rajya Sabha adjourned over remarks against Ambedkar
April 30th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice Friday
over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's alleged "unwarranted
remarks" against Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar, after a Congress member was
not allowed to raise the issue.
Praveen Rashtrapal sought to raise the issue during zero hour, saying
Modi had made "unwarranted" remarks against Ambedkar. But Deputy
Chairman K. Rahman Khan prevented him from speaking.
"Sir, how can I be prevented from speaking? My name is number two in
the list (of speakers)," asked Rashtrapal, who is also from Gujarat.
"The chairman has not given permission," Khan countered.
As Rashtrapal moved towards the presiding officer's podium, Minister
of State for Parliamentary Affairs Prithviraj Chavan also moved up to
Khan.
As Rashtrapal continued to protest, Khan adjourned the house for 15
minutes till 12.30 p.m.
When the session resumed, Khan called P. Rajeeve of the Communist
Party of India-Marxist to speak but Rashtrapal continued his protests.
Two minutes into the sitting, Khan adjourned the house till 2 p.m.
Speaking at the launch of his book at Ahmedabad Monday, Modi
reportedly said that Ambedkar embraced Buddhism instead of Islam or
Christianity because these two religions did not originate in India.
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