Cong MLAs create uproar in Rajasthan Assembly over minister Kirodi Lal Meena's phone-tapping charge

The Rajasthan Assembly witnessed pandemonium on Friday after the Opposition Congress MLAs, wearing black bands, demanded Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma’s resignation over a phone tapping issue. Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena, who has since resigned, has alleged that he is under the government’s surveillance.

As soon as the Assembly’s proceedings began, Leader of the Opposition Tika Ram Jully raised the issue, saying the phone of a Cabinet Minister was being tapped and the Minister had accused the government agencies of spying on him for raising concerns about corruption in the system. “The Chief Minister should resign in this situation,” he said.

The Congress members trooped into the well of the House and raised slogans, prompting the treasury members to shout back on them. While Speaker Vasudev Devnani asked the MLAs to let the Question Hour continue, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel, pointing towards the Congress MLAs, said it was a “group of thieves”.