MLAs removed own turbans, says Jakhar

Patiala : State Congress chief Sunil Jakhar today alleged that AAP MLAs had themselves removed their turbans during the ruckus in the Vidhan Sabha on Thursday. Replying to a question, Jakhar said, “The legislators tried to breach the Assembly protocol. One of them hit a woman marshal and broke another marshal’s hand. No one tossed their turbans. These just got displaced. The MLAs removed the same and raised a hue and cry to gain political mileage.” Denying the allegation, AAP MLA Pirmal Singh said: “Why would any Sikh take off his own turban? We were peacefully protesting against the move to keep MLAs Sukhpal Khaira and Simarjit Singh Bains out of the Vidhan Sabha building. The Speaker told the marshals: ‘Enna nu chukk ke bahar sutto (throw them out of the House)’. The marshals then manhandled us.” Pirmal further said: “Congress MLAs have been breaching the protocol in the past 10 years by sitting on the Speaker’s chair, standing on benches and creating a ruckus.” Meanwhile, Jakhar, who attended meetings of party workers here, said the Capt Amarinder Singh-led Congress government was working more efficiently than the Narendra Modi-led Union Government that had completed 1,000 days. “The party has won the people’s trust by fulfilling its poll promises within 100 days of forming the government. The waiver of farmers’ loans is a historic step,” he added.