Assam NRC: Heated argument between MPs Ashwani Choubey and Pradip Bhattacharya

BJP chief Amit Shah today defended the government on the controversial NRC draft in Assam saying "Rajiv Gandhi signed the Assam accord in 1985, which was similar to NRC. But the Congress did not have courage to implement it, while the Modi government did it."

Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey and Congress MP Pradip Bhattacharya arguing inside Parliament premises,

New Delhi: Dramatic scenes were witnessed at the Parliament premises as Union Minister Ashwini Choubey, and Congress MP Pradip Bhattacharya got into an argument. The heated exchange between the parliamentarians was caught on cameras. “Illegal Bangladeshi migrants need to be banished,” Choubey was heard shouting. On the other hand, Bhattacharya kept maintaining that BJP chief Amit Shah misquoted former PM Rajiv Gandhi’s comments in the Rajya Sabha. (WATCH BELOW) The NRC issue in Assam has brought the ruling NDA government and the Opposition at loggerheads in the Parliament where transacting business has again looked difficult to compile. Asked about the altercation, Choubey told ABP News, “Be it West Bengal or Assam, Bangaldeshi infiltrators need to be thrown out quickly. They are involved in terror activities. India is not a Dharamsala to harbour them.” CLICK: Assam NRC: Modi govt did what Congress could not do in 1985, says Amit Shah Speaking to us on the matter, Bhattacharya said Amit Shah’s had misquoted Rajiv Gandhi’s remarks in the Parliament today and “we raised objection” over it. BJP chief Amit Shah today defended the government on the controversial NRC draft in Assam saying "Rajiv Gandhi signed the Assam accord in 1985, which was similar to NRC. But the Congress did not have courage to implement it, while the Modi government did it."