Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar staged a unique protest in Lok Sabha on Monday, to highlight the issue of soaring prices.
During a discussion on the topic of price rise, the MP took out an uncooked brinjal that she had carried to the house, bit into it and asked if the government expects people to eat row vegetables, to point out that cooking gas has become highly expensive.
The MP said the price of cooking gas has been increased four times in the past few months. "From ₹ 600, it is now 1,100," she reportedly said.
Thanking the chair for allowing debate on the issue of price rise, the TMC MP said it took a long time for even a debate to take place on the issue.
The MP demanded that the price of cooking gas be brought down.
Meanwhile, Dastidar along with TMC MPs Dola Sen Mausam Noor staged a protest in Parliament premises demanding a discussion in the house on the issue of safety of women. They sought a discussion on on the "need for prevention of crimes against women" in light of "latest reported incidents".
The demand for discussion on the issue comes in the wake of allegations of rape and illegal confinement of a woman against Gujarat Rural Development Minister and BJP MLA Arjunsinh Chauhan.
"There are allegations against Gujarat's rural development minister Arjunsinh Chauhan of raping and illegally confining a woman. We demanded a discussion on this in the House," Sen said.
—With PTI inputs
