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This Article is From Dec 16, 2009

High drama in Delhi Assembly

High drama in Delhi Assembly
New Delhi: Uproar, vociferous protests and expulsion of all opposition BJP MLAs marred the concluding day of Winter Session of Delhi Assembly on Wednesday which rejected a no-confidence motion against the Sheila Dikshit government.

The House plunged to total chaos, when the Chief Minister during the course of her reply to the no-confidence motion, blamed BJP's ideology for demolition of Babri Masjid, which led to vociferous protests by the BJP MLAs and an adjournment for 10 minutes.

Adding more drama, Matia Mahal MLA Shoaib Iqbal then jumped on to the table and started speaking against the ruling Congress for plight of the Muslims.

As the ruckus continued, Speaker Yoganand Shastri asked marshals to remove Iqbal and expunge comments made by him as well as the BJP MLAs.

When the House reassembled again, BJP MLAs continued their sloganeering and after a brief while all of them came to the Well of the House protesting Dikshit's comments.

Extending support to Iqbal, RJD MLA Mohammad Asif sat on the floor of the House protesting Congress' "attitude" towards minorities.

As the pandemonium continued, Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely moved a proposal for removing the BJP MLAs from the House so that it could function properly. Shastri promptly accepted the proposal and asked the marshals to remove them from the House.

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