PM apologizes to Hamid Ansari for MPs' unruly behaviour

Rajya Sabha chairman took the affront as an insult and almost quit

GN Bureau | March 9, 2010



Chairman of Rajya Sabha Hamid Ansari was so upset at the unruly behavior of the protesting MPs in the house on Monday that he almost quit, taking it as an insult to him.

Agitated members of Samajwadi Party and RJD not only climbed up to the podium and grabbed his mike; one member tore up the women’s reservation bill and threw the pieces at him.

The Prime Minister is learnt to have apologized to him and the government is planning to express regret at the behavior of the MPs at the beginning of today’s session. It is learnt that the unruly MPs would be asked to express their regrets too to the chairman.

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