Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana on Tuesday called out an MLA for spitting pan masala inside Vidhan Sabha hall without naming him.
Raising the issue in the House today, Mahana stated that he personally cleaned the area after receiving information about the incident. The speaker claimed that he saw the CCTV footage and knows who did it, but refrained from naming the individual to avoid public humiliation.
"This morning, I received information that in this hall of our Vidhan Sabha, some Member has spit after consuming pan masala. So, I came here and got it cleaned. I have seen the MLA in the video. But I do not want to humiliate any individual. So, I am not taking their name. I urge all Members that if they see anyone doing this, they should stop them...Keeping this Assembly clean is our responsibility...If the MLA in question comes and tells me that they have done this, it will be good; otherwise, I will call them," he said.
Meanwhile, a video of Mahana instructing a cleaning staff to clean the spot has surfaced online.
