Rat Comes Out From Under Oppn Benches In Jharkhand Assembly

Ranchi, Mar 21: A rat interrupted the proceedings in Jharkhand assembly for some time when it emerged from under the opposition benches today.

Congress MLA Gitashree Oraon drew attention of the house when she saw a rat scurrying away in the morning session of the house.

When other MLAs drew attention of Speaker C P Singh asked them not to get scared by a rat. Moments later the mobile of an MLA started ringing, drawing speaker's ire.

“Should I tell you every day to switch off the mobile phones?” Singh, who several times had asked MLAs to switch off their mobile sets and avoid humming sound in the sound system during house proceedings.