Akali, Congress MPs lock horns in Lok Sabha over Bluestar memorial
Thursday, 18/12/2014
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CHANDUMAJRA ACCUSES BITTU OF MISLEADING HOUSE OVER THE ISSUE
NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal member of Parliament (MP) Prem Singh Chandumajra on Wednesday accused Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu of misleading the House over reported moves of the Punjab government to construct the (Operation Bluestar) memorial in the Golden Temple complex, leading to a spat between the two sides.
Raising the issue during zero hour in the Lok Sabha, Chandumajra accused Bittu of presenting a “completely wrong” picture of the issue in the House on Tuesday by saying that photos of terrorists had been put up there. Contending that the definition of a terrorist can be different for different people, the Akali MP said, “For the Congress, even Bhagat Singh and Udham Singh are terrorists. But for us, they are martyrs.”
A heated exchange ensued between Congress and Akali MPs, with Jyotiraditya Scindia ( Congress) urging speaker Sumitra Mahajan to expunge Chandumajra’s remarks. To this, the speaker said, “I will see that later.”
Bittu had claimed that the state government was putting up pictures and constructing a memorial for terrorists in the temple complex.
