JAIPUR: During the debate on Sanwaliyaji and Nathdwara Temple Amendment Bill in the Assembly on Friday, devasthan and industries minister Shakuntala Rawat compared chief minister Ashok Gehlot to God.
Deputy leader of opposition Rajendra Rathore objected to this and questioned how the chief minister could be considered God. He said such a comparison was wrong and it should be expunged from the proceedings of the House. Congress MLAs strongly objected to Rathore's comment leading to an argument between BJP and Congress legislators.
The House also witnessed the demand for reciting the Hanuman Chalisa to prove oneself to be a true Hindu. Minister Mamta Bhupesh and Rathore had a fierce argument over the definition of Hinduism. When Rathore accused the Congress of questioning the faith of Ram, women and child development minister Bhupesh raised slogans of Jai Siyaram in the House.
Bhupesh told Rathore to speak on both the Bills of Sanvaliyaji and Nathdwara temple. Rathore retorted, "I go to visit Sanwalia Seth and Nathdwara. I am not an atheist like you, I am a believer." He demanded the minister to say Hanuman Chalisa to prove his point.
Taking objection to being called an atheist, Bhupesh demanded that the allegation be deleted. She asked on what basis she was called an atheist.
Bhupesh claimed, "I have come with Mehandipur Balaji's tilak applied on my forehead. I am not a pretending to be a believer like you. Later, the chairman asked these discussions to be removed from the proceedings of the House.
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