Paper planes fly in Lok Sabha during Rafale debate

New Delhi, Jan 2: Opposition party MPs threw paper planes during Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's speech on Rafale jet deal in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Members during the discussion on the issues relating to Rafale deal, in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi, Wednesday, Jan 2, 2019. . PTI

Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Congress MP, said, " We threw the paper planes as the discussion was on Rafale, so talk about Rafale, but they were talking about Bofors, Agusta Westland and National Herald. We want a JPC on this issue."

Subsequently, 26 AIADMK MPs have been suspended by Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan for 'continuously coming to the well of the house and obstructing house proceedings'.

Story first published: Wednesday, January 2, 2019, 17:45 [IST]