Medha Patkar
BJP MPs walked out of the meeting of Parliamentary Standing Committee related to Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Ministry headed by Congress MP Saptagiri Ulaka. BJP MPs said that they were told at the last moment that social worker Medha Patkar has to appear before the committee. The BJP MPs were also angry when he came to know that actor Prakash Raj has also been called to appear before the committee, while Prakash Raj's name was not even in the official list of those called.
BJP MPs said that they were kept in darkness and this information was not given in advance. Expressing strong objection to the presence of Medha Patkar, BJP MP Purushottam Rupala strongly opposed and said that a letter was written to call him for the purpose of provoking the BJP. According to the information, BJP MPs have questioned Ulaka to invite 'traitors'.
BJP MP raging after seeing Medha Patkar-Prakash Raj
At the same time, a BJP MP said that if people like Patkar and Prakashraj are being called to testify before the Parliamentary Committee, then next time they can also call the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Another BJP MP expressed displeasure over the invitation of 'urban Naxalites' to Parliament. However, the chairman of the committee, Ulaka kept saying that the Lok Sabha Speaker's office has approved to call both of them.
The meeting had to be postponed due to protest
After a sharp noise between the ruling and opposition members, BJP MPs boycotted the proceedings of the meeting, after which the meeting had to be canceled due to lack of quorum. During the BJP government in Gujarat as the leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, Medha Patkar agitated against Sardar Sarovar Dam Project in Gujarat, while the same Prakash Raj is known for his anti -BJP views.
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