New Delhi: A high-voltage drama took place in the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday when sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra was manhandled by Aam Aadmi Party members after he held out a banner with allegations of corruption against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Party MLAs, including Madan Lal, Jarnail Singh, were seen lunging at Mishra and dragging him as he raised a poster referring to the allegations before Speaker Ram Niwas Goel ordered him to be marshalled out of the House.
Mishra was demanding that an open session of Delhi Assembly be convened in Ramlila Maidan to discuss the issue of corruption in the Delhi government.
Speaker Ram Niwas Goel warned him not to do so, but Mishra continued. Before the marshals could reach Mishra, he was manhandled by three-four AAP members.
Later, Goel adjourned the House, which was convened to pass the state GST bill, for 15 minutes.
Here is the video of the scuffle that broke out in the Assembly:
#WATCH Kapil Mishra marshalled out of Delhi Assembly after a scuffle broke between him and other Aam Aadmi Party MLAs pic.twitter.com/fCprHosxhr
— ANI (@ANI_news) May 31, 2017
"I was not allowed to speak. The moment I attempted to speak, four to five AAP MLAs started hitting me. It is perhaps for the first time that MLAs have been used to muffle a dissenting voice inside the House," Mishra told reporters outside the Assembly.
“They (AAP legislators) rushed at me... they pushed me, pummeled me on the chest and some of them kicked me from behind.”
He also alleged Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was behind the entire episode, saying the MLAs rushed towards him after he "prompted" them to do so.
"Kejriwal was laughing inside the Assembly.... I was beaten up on the directions of (Deputy Chief Minister) Manish Sisodia," he said.
#WATCH Kapil Mishra says, '4-5 vidhayakon ne mujhe achaanak se maarna shuru kardiya' after being marshalled out of Delhi Assembly pic.twitter.com/IZR8dkVKSS
— ANI (@ANI_news) May 31, 2017
Mishra, a former Minister, has been carrying on a campaign against Chief Minister Kejriwal. He was axed from the Delhi Cabinet on May 06.
