NEW DELHI:
Lok Sabha Speaker
Om Birla on Friday held separate meetings with
Congress leaders and Union minister
Pralhad Joshi following an
uproar in the House over comments made by BJP MP Harsh Vardhan against Rahul Gandhi.
Gandhi and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury were the Congress leaders who met the Birla.
Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned during the Question Hour this morning after Harsh Vardhan "condemned" Gandhi's "outlandish" statement that the youth will beat up Prime Minister Narendra Modi with sticks.
Vardhan said while he would respond to the question asked by Gandhi, he would first read the statement. This led to the uproar.