NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee shared a light moment with BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Tuesday for the first time after the two leaders had a scuffle last month at the Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on Waqf bill.
The two leaders shook hands and had a conversation about the next JPC meet on Waqf at Parliament. Banerjee, who had smashed a glass bottle and thrown it towards Pal at the meet, urged the chairman to let opposition members speak, as he went on to imitate how Pal.
The infamous JPC meet that witnessed heated exchanges over Waqf (Amendment) Bill witnessed glass bottle being smashed and abuses being hurled between Banerjee and BJP’s Abhijit Gangopadhyay, leading to the suspension of former from the committee for one session.
Pal, who was the target of Banerjee’s outburst but emerged unscathed, stated that he was willing to resign if the JPC members believed he had been unfair.
“They are accusing me to hide their crimes. I give everyone a chance to speak. I never stop anyone in the meeting… If MPs say they have a problem with me and complain that I don’t let them speak, then I am ready to resign from this committee,” he had said.
