Rahul Gandhi's disqualification rocks Bihar Assembly
The Hindu
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha, on March 27, evoked furious protests at the Bihar Assembly from members of the ruling ‘Mahagathbandhan’, of which his party is also a part. ‘Mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) members had made their intentions clear when they reached the Assembly with black bands wrapped around their arms and heads and their hands clutching posters with images of Mr. Gandhi and captions screaming “democracy and Constitution in danger”.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha, on March 27, evoked furious protests at the Bihar Assembly from members of the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan', of which his party is also a part.
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'Mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) members had made their intentions clear when they reached the Assembly with black bands wrapped around their arms and heads and their hands clutching posters with images of Mr. Gandhi and captions screaming "democracy and Constitution in danger".
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), which had raised many eyebrows last week by staying away from a demonstration against Mr. Gandhi's conviction, was also participating this time.
When the proceedings began at 11 a.m., members of the Congress, which has less than 20 MLAs in the 243-strong Assembly, trooped to the well, angrily shouting slogans. They were, however, soon joined by a dozen-odd legislators of the ultra-Left CPI(ML) Liberation who support the Nitish Kumar Government from outside.
The BJP, which has ended up on the Opposition side in Bihar after the Chief Minister snapped ties last year, attempted some counter aggression and its members, too, entered the well, shouting slogans in protest against high power tariffs in the State.