Overview

• Six Congress MLAs, including Rajasthan Congress President Govind Singh Dotasra, were suspended for the remainder of the budget session after protesting in the assembly over a BJP minister's remark referring to Indira Gandhi as 'dadi' (grandmother).
• The suspension followed heated disruptions during the Question Hour, with Congress MLAs demanding the remark be expunged and an apology issued by the minister, Avinash Gehlot.
• The suspended MLAs, joined by other Congress members, staged an overnight sit-in protest inside the assembly, bringing in bedding and mattresses to stay in the well of the House.
• Congress leaders, including Sachin Pilot and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, criticized the BJP-led state government, accusing it of suppressing opposition voices and diverting attention from governance issues.
• The BJP defended the suspension, stating that the Congress MLAs' actions in approaching the Speaker's dais were unacceptable, while maintaining that the term 'dadi' was not unparliamentary.