The Gujarat Assembly witnessed angry exchanges on Wednesday during a debate on a private member's bill tabled by a Congress MLA for punishing mob lynchings and violence against the minorities. The `Gujarat Welfare and Protection of Minorities Bill' was tabled by Congress MLA from Ahmedabad, Imran Khedawala.
His frequent reference to "mob lynching" and "rampant attacks on minorities in Gujarat" irked the ruling BJP members.
Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama interrupted Khedawala several times during his speech and challenged him to prove his allegations. Unfazed, Khedawala said the incidents of mob lynching were tarnishing Gujarat's image.