Lok Sabha was adjourned briefly on Tuesday amid opposition uproar over certain references allegedly made by BJP member C P Joshi to the abolished practice of ♏‘sati’.
Joshi, a BJP memb💦er from Chittorgarh in Rajasthan, had initiated the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address when he made reference to Padmavati, the Queen of Mewar who self-immolated to protect her honour from invader Allaudin Khilji.
Opposition members Supriya Sule (NCP), Kanimozhi, Dayanidhi Maran, A Raja (DMK), K Muraleedharan (Congress), Imtiaz Jaleel (AIMIMཧ) were on their feet claiming that Joshi had glorified the practice of ‘sati’.
Joshi asserted that he had not made any reference to 𝄹the practice of sati', but 🐼mentioned that Padmavati had performed ‘jauhar’ (self-immolation) to protect her honour.
“I stand by my words,” Joshi said, as opposition membersﷺ raised s🍸logans in the Well of the House. As protests continued, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla adjourned the proceedings for 20 minutes.
