Maharashtra: Amid rukus Speaker suspends12 BJP MLAs

The Monsoon Session of the Maharashtra assembly started with chaos on Monday. Amid rukus Speaker in-chair Bhaskar Jadhav has suspended 12 BJP MLAs for one year over their unruly behaviour in the House. The Opposition has in turn accused the Speaker of abusing some of the leaders during the ongoing Assembly session. According to information the Opposition had created uproar in the House over the OBC issue and alleged that Speaker-in-Chair Bhaskar Jadhav did not give them enough time to speak. The matter escalated after the House was adjourned.

"The Opposition leaders came to my cabin and abused me using unparliamentary language in front of Devendra Fadnavis and senior leader Chandrakant Patil. Some leaders even manhandled me," Jadhav told the media. The Opposition alleged that that Speaker-in-Chair also abused the leaders who went to meet him. Mr Jadhav then asked the state's Parliamentary Affairs minister to investigate the issue. A resolution was passed to suspend 12 MLAs for one year for abusing and manhandling the Speaker in the chair. Suspended BJP MLA Ashish Shelar said, "This government has put Taliban to shame. Inside the Speaker's chamber, abusive language was used by Sena MLAs. Even then, we apologised in respect of the Chair

 The list includes Sanjay Kute, Ashish Shelar, Abhimanyu Pawar, Girish Mahajan, Atul Bhatkalkar, Parag Alavni, Harish Pimpale, Ram Satpute, Vijay Kumar Rawal, Yogesh Sagar, Narayan Kuche, Kirtikumar Bangdia. Leader of the Opposition Devendra Fadnavis, who was allegedly present during the ruckus which took place in a cabin, insisted that these are "false allegations". A story is being created... no one from the BJP abused,  Fadnavis told the media. "For OBC  reservations, we are ready to sacrifice more than 12 MLAs," he added, referring to one of the key issues that his party is set to highlight during this session.