Trinamool's Kalyan Banerjee Explains 'Hulk' Moment During Waqf Bill Meeting
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Among the proposed changes to the Waqf laws (apart from having non-Muslim members on the board) is a provision to include at least two women, including the Central Council.
Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee - whose 'Hulk' moment at a joint parliamentary committee meeting last week on the Waqf Board amendment law made headlines - has broken his silence, claiming he was provoked by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Abhijit Gangopadhyay and verbal abuses directed at his family. #WATCH | On the heated exchange with BJP leader Abhijit Gangopadhyay during Waqf Bill meeting of JPC, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee says, "I have great respect for rules and regulations. Unfortunately, Abhijit Gangopadhyay had made some allegations against me before the Press in… pic.twitter.com/9UxP1S2f7y
Mr Banerjee also accused the Chairperson - BJP MP Jagadambika Pal, who he said was not present for the initial spat - of favouring his party colleague, declaring "he was harsh to me but soft to him".
"I have great respect for the rules and regulations... unfortunately Abhijit Gangopadhyay made serious allegations against me in violation of the rules. On that day... first there was a hot exchange of words between Naseer (Congress MP Naseer Hussain) and Gangopadhyay..."
