Patna, February 16 – The Budget Session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly witnessed significant disruptions on Monday, with members from both the ruling party and the opposition creating a commotion within the House.
As the House convened, legislators from both sides stood up holding placards and shouting slogans, leading to a noisy atmosphere.
Despite repeated appeals by the Speaker for order and for members to take their seats, the commotion continued.
Question Hour commenced amidst the chaos, with legislators shouting slogans, including “Hay-Hay,” drowning out proceedings.
The situation escalated when Raju Tiwari, the leader of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) legislative party, raised the issue of a controversial statement allegedly made by Tejashwi Yadav, the Leader of the Opposition, regarding former Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
Tiwari demanded that Tejashwi Yadav come to the House and publicly apologize, alleging that the remarks had offended the sentiments of Ram Vilas Paswan’s supporters and the Dalit community.
Following this, opposition MLAs rose from their seats holding placards, while members of the ruling alliance also joined the protest, leading to a fierce confrontation within the House.
Party members said the comments were disrespectful to a deceased senior leader and deeply offended the Dalit community.
LJP(RV) legislators demanded a clear response from the government on the issue and maintained that such language against a leader of Ram Vilas Paswan's stature was unacceptable.
During the heated exchanges, references were also made to past political events, including statements that Ram Vilas Paswan was sent to the Rajya Sabha after losing an election – statements that further inflamed tempers in the House.
The situation intensified when LJP(RV) MLAs objected to Ram Vilas Paswan being described as "poor," terming it insulting.
Party legislators lashed out at the Rashtriya Janata Dal, asserting that while the RJD had won 25 seats, it could be reduced to zero in the next election.
“We have 19 MLAs, and that is enough. We are not weak,” LJP(RV) members declared amidst slogan-shouting.
The repeated disruptions forced the Speaker to intervene multiple times, but proceedings remained largely stalled.