BJP MLA calls Congress MLA Rafiq Khan a ‘Pakistani’ in Rajasthan Assembly

BJP MLA Gopal Sharma and Congress MLA Rafiq Khan

Jaipur (Rajasthan) – Rajasthan Assembly witnessed uproar on Friday after BJP MLA Gopal Sharma calling Congress MLA Rafiq Khan a ‘Pakistani’. During the debate on UDH grant demands in the Assembly, noisy scenes were witnessed when Khan started criticising Sharma over his speech and allegations levelled at senior Congress leaders.

1.This led to an uproar in the House. Chairperson Sandeep Sharma intervened and asked the members to settle down. Khan took a dig at Sharma saying that this was an MLA speaking a while ago. During this, Sharma stood up and started speaking and later called the Congress MLA a ‘Pakistani’. After this, Khan informed the Assembly Speaker about this and asked him to look into it. Speaker Sandeep Sharma instructed the BJP MLAs to sit down.

2.Leader of the Opposition Tika Ram Juli also objected to this remark and said, “What is going on ? A mockery of democracy is being made here. A man is saying whatever comes to his mind. It is wrong to insult someone in this way”.

3.Last year, the two leaders clashed at a meeting of the heritage department of Jaipur Municipal Corporation. In this meeting, Sharma said that he would not allow Jaipur to become a ‘Mini Pakistan’. Even then, there was a dispute between the Congress and the BJP. After this dispute, Sharma said that Khan is trying to become the ‘Muhammad Ali Jinnah’ of Jaipur.