‘Red diary’ sparks row: Ex-minister, BJP MLA suspended from Rajasthan assembly
Hindustan TimesRajasthan assembly speaker CP Joshi on Monday suspended sacked minister Rajendra Gudha from the House for the remainder of the ongoing session for “unruly behaviour” after he aggressively charged towards parliamentary affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal and hit his microphone, after which he was pushed and shoved by fellow Congress legislators. After the incident, Congress legislator Rafiq Khan immediately pushed Gudha while minister Ramlal Jat and other other Congress MLAs also came forward and surrounded the sacked minister. When the House reassembled, parliamentary affairs minister Dhariwal proposed suspension of Gudha and Dilawar, saying Gudha insulted the speaker and obstructed the work of the House. Amid din, meanwhile, the assembly passed several bills, including the Kota Development Authority Bill, 2023, the Udaipur Development Authority Bill, 2023, Gandhi Vatika Trust Jaipur Bill, and the Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers Bill, 2023.