The tussle between arch rivals Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party today led to the disruption of proceedings in the Lok Sabha briefly, with SP members demanding the dismissal of Mayawati Government in Uttar Pradesh.

As soon as the Speaker, Ms Meira Kumar, concluded her reference on International Women’s Day, SP members began raising slogans demanding the dismissal of the Uttar Pradesh Government, complaining that it was showing “dictatorial tendencies’’.

With the slogan shouting hampering the conduct of Question Hour, the Speaker allowed the SP chief, Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav, to make a brief statement.

Mr Yadav thanked the Speaker and the Home Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, for saving his honour following the “attempts to humiliate” him by the Uttar Pradesh Government.

The SP leader said he was disallowed from proceeding to Delhi to attend Parliament where he wanted to participate in the debate on railway budget.

“I thank you and the Home Minister. There were attempts to humiliate me and you saved my honour,” Mr Yadav said.

“Barricades were raised near my house and a large posse of policemen surrounded my house and prevented me and Akhilesh (Mulayam’s son and Kannauj MP) from proceeding to the Lucknow airport to board a plane for Delhi,” he said.

“It was only after intervention from you (Speaker) and the Home Minister that the restrictions were lifted,” he said.

As Mr Yadav was speaking, members from his party trooped to the Well demanding action against guilty state government officials and the dismissal of the UP Government.

At this point, the BSP leader, Mr Dara Singh Chauhan, claimed that Mr Yadav was misleading the House and wanted the Home Minister to make a statement on the issue and place the facts.

“We are getting the matter investigated thoroughly,” the Speaker said and asked Mr Yadav to ask his party members to return to their seat.

Following the assurances from the Speaker, the SP members returned to their seats.

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