Several opposition MPs walk out of joint committee meeting on Waqf Bill
NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (PTI): Several opposition MPs on Tuesday walked out of a meeting of the joint committee on the Waqf Bill, alleging derogatory remarks against them by a BJP member.
Opposition members, including Kalyan Banerjee, Gaurav Gogoi, A Raja, Mohamed Abdulla and Arvind Sawant, stormed out of the meeting of the parliamentary panel, which was hearing a presentation from representatives of the Ministry of Minority Affairs on the bill.
The opposition members rejoined the meeting after staying away for nearly one hour.
