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NEW DELHI: The first day of Delhi Assembly 's special session was abruptly suspended for close to an hour after two AAP volunteers dropped pamphlets into the House from the visitors' gallery and shouted slogans against PWD minister Satyendar Jain .

The two, identified as Jagdeep Rana, who had contested the 2013 Assembly elections from Adarsh Nagar, and Rajan Madan, were immediately arrested by marshals. But when they came down from the gallery, several MLAs rushed out and at least three MLAs allegedly locked them up in a room and beat them up.

While the AAP MLAs denied any role in the violence, BJP legislators have asked for strict action against them.

Rana was eventually taken away for a medical examination in an ambulance while Madan remained inside the Assembly building. Later, the house passed an order to have the two imprisoned for a month.

The resolution to imprison the two protesters was moved by MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj after the house reconvened. It was passed unanimously. Thereafter, speaker Ram Niwas Goel passed the order, the strongest punishment he can recommend.

Rana and Madan, who came wearing turbans to the House, reportedly got entry into the assembly on passes made directly by a staff member of the house. Goel said he was getting the matter investigated, even as SAD MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa asked for strict punishment against those who were responsible for getting the two accused entry into the house.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was not in the house during the ruckus. The pamphlets dropped by the protesters said Asim Ahmed Khan was removed on the basis of an audio recording but despite there being proof against Jain, no action was being taken against him.

“The party that was created to bring in the Jan Lokpal bill itself does not have an internal lokpal. Jain gave a clean chit to himself even though there were charges of nepotism against him for employing his daughter. The only response we have got to our questions so far is silence. We want to tell you that workers are angry. They have crossed their limit of patience. There can be no place for the corrupt in the party. Five-seven people have taken over this movement and the party. Our aim is to free Delhi and the party of such people,“ the pamphlet read.

While the two accused were still inside the house, suspended former minister Kapil Mishra called the police alleging that without their intervention the MLAs would have killed the protesters. However, several MLAs alleged that the two were associates of Mishra.

In the aftermath of the protest, the speaker ordered that unless each MLA verifies the antecedents of any person wishing to enter the assembly and gives it in writing, entry would not be permitted.

SAD MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that the decision to send the two protestors to jail for a period of 30 days was hypocritical since nothing was spoken against the MLAs who reportedly beat them up.

BJP MLAs asked for strict action against the AAP legislators accused of beating up the two party volunteers. They also demanded that action be taken against the MLA who recommended granting of the visitor's pass to the two protesters.

“The MLA concerned should be suspended for two sessions. Since this MLA is from AAP, the speaker is trying to hide hisher name,“ a BJP MLAs said.

The BJP MLAs also have demanded that a five-member fact-finding committee, in which BJP MLAs are included, be constituted to examine the matter with specific reference to the role of MLAs in manhandling the offenders and the role of the MLA who recommended their entry in the gallery.



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