The Trinamool Congress kicked up a row inside the Rajya Sabha on Friday as it mocked cow urine. It found itself in the minority as parties from across the nation vouched for homoeopathy, ayurveda and other alternate sources of medicine.

Trinamool lawmaker Shantanu Sen was speaking about the "terrible condition" of homeopathy centres in the upper house. "What can be expected from a government that says that drinking cow urine can cure disease or Covid-19?