Trinamul Congress, BJP scuffle in Lok Sabha after Rail budget

New Delhi: It was one of the most unsavoury scenes that the Lok Sabha had ever witnessed, as Opposition Trinamul members and ruling BJP members on Tuesday came almost on the verge of physical clash following which the two sides accused each other of using abusive language against each other.

The scuffle sealed the fate of the House in the post-lunch session, as it could not transact any business, including a discussion under rule 193 on price rise.

Apparently, seeds of “such an unsavoury brawl” were sown during the fag end of railway minister Sadananda Gowda’s rail budget speech, as agitated TMC members trooped to the well shouting slogans like “Prime Minister Narendra Modi murdabad” and “Rail Budget Wapas Lo (take back rail budget)”.

They were apparently upset with railway minister not rolling back the recent rail fare hike and according to them “nothing was given to West Bengal”, the state which the party rules.  The House was adjourned till 2.10 pm.  

When the House re-assembled, agitated TMC and AAP members again trooped into the well opposing the budget.

While TMC members were raising slogans, BJP members raised counter slogans from their seats like “abki baar Modi sarkar (this time Modi government)”.