‘Mini Pakistan’ reference in Rajya Sabha kicks up a row | India Information – The Occasions of India – Imperial Wire

NEW DELHI: A political row erupted in RS Tuesday throughout Query Hour after BJP MP Samik Bhattacharya raised encroachment of Kolkata Port land and stated the realm had been publicly known as “mini Pakistan” by the Kolkata mayor, a Trinamool MLA.Amid protests from opposition MPs, significantly TMC, MoS ports, delivery and waterways Shantanu Thakur admitted a big portion of port land has been encroached upon, circumstances have been filed in court docket, however the authority is unable to get the land vacated.TMC members protested within the aisle, whereas NCP-SP’s Fauzia Khan urged the chairman to expunge the phrase. Later, CPM’s John Brittas quipped that if Bhattacharya calls the realm ‘mini Pakistan’, “Islamabad will demand that territory.” TNN