The West Bengal Assembly witnessed bedlam on Monday marked by exchange of fisticuffs between TMC and BJP MLAs over the Birbhum killings, but this was not the first instance of acrimony in a House of elected representatives in the country.
Following are the other well-known episodes of fracas involving the Treasury and Opposition benches in different states.
Tamil Nadu, 1989: The House witnessed unruly scenes when the DMK was in the ruling saddle. The then Leader of Opposition, late J. Jayalalithaa was allegedly attacked and humiliated by ruling party members during a debate, and her leaving the House with disheveled hair amid a security ring by party MLAs remains a stark picture in T.N. politics. Jayalalithaa vowed to return to the Assembly as Chief Minister and did so two years later.
