Uproar in Rajasthan assembly after BJP MLA calls Congress’ Rafeek Khan ‘Pakistani’

The Rajasthan Assembly session turned chaotic as BJP MLA Gopal Sharma called Congress MLA Rafeek Khan a ‘Pakistani,’ sparking strong objections. The Assembly Chairperson had to intervene to restore order. The Indian Supreme Court recently noted using such terms might be inappropriate but not necessarily unlawful.

​The Rajasthan Assembly session turned chaotic as BJP MLA Gopal Sharma called Congress MLA Rafeek Khan a ‘Pakistani,’ sparking strong objections. The Assembly Chairperson had to intervene to restore order. The Indian Supreme Court recently noted using such terms might be inappropriate but not necessarily unlawful.