Kalyan Banerjee Suspended by JPC for One Day After He Smashes Glass Bottle During Heated Exchange With BJP MP During Waqf Meeting

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee was suspended for one day from the parliamentary committee on Waqf for unruly conduct on Tuesday, October 22. A meeting of the Joint Committee on Waqf Bill took a dramatic turn on Tuesday when Banerjee smashed a glass water bottle and threw it away during a heated exchange of words with BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay.

#WATCH | Delhi: Meeting of the JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) on the Waqf Bill begins at the Parliament Annexe. It was halted briefly after a scuffle broke out during the meeting.

According to eyewitnesses to the incident, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee picked up a glass water… pic.twitter.com/vTR7xMwOb5

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In the process, Banerjee hurt his thumb and index finger and had to be given first aid. He was seen being escorted back to the meeting room by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and AAP leader Sanjay Singh.

Also Read | Waqf Meeting: TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee Breaks Glass Bottle After Heated Exchange with BJP Leader; Shocking Visuals Surface.

The committee, chaired by BJP’s Jagdambika Pal, was listening to the views of a group of retired judges and lawyers when the opposition members questioned what was their stake in the bill.