Gandhinagar: Gujarat’s Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani was on Friday suspended from the state Assembly for a day for “indiscipline” after he raised the problem of a Dalit man’s homicide with out the Speaker’s permission.
He was evicted from the House on the orders of Speaker Rajendra Trivedi over the problem.
Mevani had been evicted from the Assembly for the identical purpose on Thursday as effectively.
As quickly because the Question Hour got here to an finish, Mevani, who represents the Vadgam Assembly constituency, immediately raised a poster that carried the image of the Dalit man killed on March 2 by a mob allegedly within the presence of a policeman. The poster learn: “Why you are not arresting the culprits?”
He was referring to the incident, during which one Amrabhai Boricha (50), a resident of Sanodar in Ghogha taluka of Bhavnagar, was allegedly killed within the presence of an area police sub inspector.
As Mevani‘s mic was turned off, he began shouting and requested why the BJP authorities within the state has not arrested the PSI but. He requested the federal government to make clear if the Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja was associated to the PSI.
The speaker then requested Mevani to not bask in “indiscipline” and sit down. Trivedi advised the MLA that he ought to first search permission from him if he needed to boost any challenge.
When Mevani didn’t sit down regardless of repeated requests, Trivedi requested the sergeants to take the MLA out of the House. Trivedi additionally suspended the MLA for the day for “indiscipline”.
Mevani was then escorted out by the sergeants with out utilizing a lot power.
