Assam BJP orders MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi to apologise for assembly chaos

NEW DELHI:Assam BJP has directed its MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi to apologise to the public after he was seen lunging at opposition members and hurling abuses in the state assembly on Friday.
Party president Dilip Saikia called his actions undemocratic and against party values. Kurmi, a former Congress leader, has already apologised in the assembly.
Kurmi was seen lunging at opposition members and shouting expletives during a discussion. Marshals had to intervene to prevent the situation from escalating further. The offensive words were later removed from the official records.
State BJP president Dilip Saikia, in a letter to Kurmi, expressed disappointment over the incident, reported PTI. He said that his actions went against the democratic traditions of the assembly and the values of the BJP.
"As a member of BJP, we are shocked to see the kind of behaviour from a senior politician like you," Saikia wrote. He reminded Kurmi that the BJP follows discipline and tolerance and warned him against repeating such actions.
Saikia also directed him to issue a public apology, apart from the one he had already made in the assembly.
Kurmi, who has been an MLA from Mariani constituency since 2006, was earlier with the Congress before switching to the BJP in 2021.