MP smashes bottle in Waqf Bill House panel

• Banerjee was suspended for a day from the Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, after allegedly slamming a glass water bottle and throwing it towards Chairperson and BJP MP Jagdambika Pal.

• Banerjee had a heated exchange with BJP’s Abhijit Gangopadhyay, a former judge of the Calcutta High Court.

• The panel voted 9-8 in favor of suspending Banerjee, a decision backed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey.

• Chairperson Jagdambika Pal defended the suspension, stating there is no place for violence in democracy.

• The panel was listening to the views of two Odisha-based organizations, raising questions about their connection to the Waqf Bill.