Lower house adjourned as Raut's 'chormandal' remark rocks Maharashtra assembly

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar on Wednesday called Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Rauts alleged body of thieves reference for the legislature serious and said he would inquire into the matterThe speaker adjourned the Lower House for the day after chaos prevailed over the Rajya Sabha MPs utteranceNarvekar said he has accepted a notice of breach of privilege against Raut and would give his decision on it on March 8Earlier in the day talking to reporters in Kolhapur Raut allegedly called the vidhimandal legislature a chormandal a body of thieves triggering uproar in the assemblyNarvekar said the issue is very serious and an insult to the legislature its members and the people of the state He said a detailed inquiry was required into the matterThe speaker said Rauts remark has hurt the dignity sanctity and sovereignty of the house and its members He said I have the constitutional obligation to protect itAlso readOnce a dropout due to Covid19 this Maharashtra SSC student is overcoming language barriers to prepare for board examsThe issue was raised by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ashish Shelar as soon as the House assembled for the dayThe lawmakers are being called thieves and it is an insult to the state he saidAtul Bhatkhalkar another BJP legislator said he has submitted a notice of breach of privilege against Raut and urged Narvekar to admit itLeader of Opposition Ajit Pawar and Congress legislature party CLP leader Balasaheb Thorat also said that such remarks were unacceptable Pawars Nationalist Congress Party NCP and Congress are allies of the Shiv Sena UBTThere is a need to check what actually has been said At the same time everyone should be careful what words are spoken in the House We have also been called antinationals Thorat saidProtests over Rauts alleged remark led to four adjournmentsBJP and Shindeled Sena legislators also trooped into the well demanding Rauts arrest After his appeals to the members to go back to their seats went unheeded the speaker adjourned the house for the dayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever