The INDIA bloc has a tradition of insulting people who come from backward and humble backgrounds and hold constitutional positions, the BJP claimed on Tuesday, slamming the opposition after TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee mimicked Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar mockingly.
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said at a press conference that Dhankhar comes from a humble background and has OBC (Other Backward Classes) roots.
"The way he has been made fun of shows INDIA bloc leaders have little regard for the Constitution and parliamentary norms and they stand for confrontation and disruption," he alleged.
With 141 opposition MPs suspended from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for disrupting proceedings, many of them held a protest at Parliament's main entrance for lawmakers on Tuesday.
Trinamool Congress member Kalyan Banerjee, suspended from Lok Sabha, mimicked Dhankhar's mannerisms to make a point about his alleged partisanship and was cheered by his colleagues.
