BJP MP's slur on Sonia in RS leads to commotion

August 09, 2011 14:27

The Rajya Sabha, which was witnessing Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley tearing into the Congress and the prime minister over the CAG report into the CWG scam, descended into commotion when a BJP leader from behind Jaitley shouted out a slogan mentioning Congress president Sonia Gandhi's name.

If it was meant to be a display of aggro, it was illtimed since the Congress cannot be expected to remain mute spectators to an attack on its president, that too at a time when she is recuperating from a surgery, reports Sheela Bhatt from the Rajya Sabha.

Even as the House was witness to such high drama, the BJP's youth wing stormed the gates of Parliament House to protest against the CWG scam.

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