The second day of the winter session of Delhi Legislative Assembly witnessed a ruckus on Tuesday when suspended AAP leader Kapil Mishra criticised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for nominating Sushil Gupta as a member of Rajya Sabha.
As soon as the proceedings began, Mishra rose from his seat with a poster portraying Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as a snake around Sushil Gupta’s neck.
Mishra alleged that AAP had “sold” its Rajya Sabha seats and demanded a discussion on the matter in the House.
Speaker Ram Niwas Goel was quick to snub Mishra for his behaviour in the House and ordered him to be marshalled out.
However, the scene become more dramatic when BJP legislator Manjinder Singh Sirsa came to Mishra’s defence while marshalls were taking him out. Sirsa’s action prompted Goel to order him out of the House as well.
The Speaker also forwarded a complaint that Sirsa “trying to obstruct the marshalls while they were taking away Mishra” to the privilege committee of the House. Talking to the reporters outside the House, Sirsa, assailed the Speaker’s decision. “I was not blocking the marshalls, but was just asking Kapil to go out,’ he remarked.
On 3 January, AAP nominated Sanjay Singh, ND Gupta and Sushil Gupta as Rajya Sabha nominees. The trio were elected unopposed on 8 January. However, the selection of Sushil Gupta, who is a prominent businessman and was affiliated with the Congress, drew criticism from some opposition and AAP members.