Speaker apologizes to woman Congress MLA for calling her over-smart

Gandhinagar: A sudden harsh remark of the Gujarat Assembly speaker Ramanlal Vora during question hour today made woman member of main opposition Congress Tejshriben Patel become tearful, an act for which the speaker later apologized.

During the question hour, Mrs Patel asked a complimentary question as to why the recommendations of the MLA’s was not taken in to consideration during grant to the local bodies. Suddenly, the speaker who is otherwise known for his gentle and cool image, told the woman MLA of Congress to not to act ‘over-smart’.

As soon as the speaker uttered these words, Mrs Patel went in to tears and left the house in the haste.

The speaker later apologized to her. He told newsmen that his intention was not to hurt her but if she somehow got hurt he apologize for it.

Mrs Patel later said that the speaker had caller her and other Cong MLAs to his chamber and apologized for the incident.