Congress’s deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma said the disruptions in the Upper House were was because of the “provocative and insulting” statements made by BJP President Amit Shah on the floor of the House.

While Home Minister Rajnath Singh had said implementing the Assam Accord was in line with a Supreme Court directive, Shah claimed it was because of the Centre’s ‘courage’, Sharma told reporters. This was an insult to the apex court, he added.