Minister’s bid to get resolution passed on monk issue fails

Chandigarh, Aug 29 (PTI) Haryana minister Kavita Jain’sattempt to get a resolution passed in the Assembly, condemningmusic composer Vishal Dadlani’s Twitter comments on Jain monkTarun Sagar’s address to the House, failed as it was notadopted today. Jain had raised the issue during Zero Hour of the ongoingMonsoon session and quoting the comments, contended that theyhad hurt the sentiments of Jains. She alleged that both Dadlani and Congressman TehsinPoonawala had commented against the monk. A case was registered against the two at Ambala forallegedly hurting the religious sentiments of the Jaincommunity. The BJP government in Haryana had invited Sagar to delivera lecture, ‘Kadve Vachan’, in the Assembly on the opening dayof the session on Friday. "The decision to invite him was taken unanimously. Hespoke about how elected representatives should behave, howshould behaviour in general be, how can we take the societyand country forward. But now, what Dadlani has said about him, I feel it is aninsult to the Assembly and therefore, we should pass acondemnation resolution unanimously," Jain told the House. After this, she said she was moving the resolution. However, Leader of Opposition and senior INLD leader AbhaySingh Chautala interrupted saying, "Who has said what aboutwhom, how is that connected to this House." Congress’ Karan Singh Dalal said, "I do not want to stateanything as a Congress member on the proposed resolution, butin my personal capacity, I would say we should not involvesuch saints by making them a part of a House discussion. "The Jain monk came…We had all invited him…He saidwhat he had to say and left. But now, who has said what abouthim, if we mention this here, we will be showing disrespect tohim," he said, expressing reservation on supporting theresolution. Dalal said after Sagar’s address, requests were pouring infrom Dalit and Sikh saints as well that they too should beallowed to address the House in the future. After this, Speaker Kanwar Pal said if the House agreed,the resolution should be adopted. (MORE) PTI SUN AKA RC SCRC