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The Chairman later stepped in to restore order amid sloganeering.","title":"BJP MP's ‘Mini Pakistan’ Remark On Bengal Land Sparks Govt-Oppn Clash In Rajya Sabha","sourceHref":"http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/bjp-mps-mini-pakistan-remark-on-bengal-land-sparks-govt-oppn-clash-in-rajya-sabha/videoshow/128153360.cms","renderingRestriction":0,"authors":[],"imageResources":[],"thumbnail":{"caption":"BJP MP's ‘Mini Pakistan’ Remark On Bengal Land Sparks Govt-Oppn Clash In Rajya Sabha","image":{"width":1600,"height":900,"quality":74,"url":"https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1W34zo.img","title":"BJP MP's ‘Mini Pakistan’ Remark On Bengal Land Sparks Govt-Oppn Clash In Rajya Sabha","focalRegion":{"x1":335,"x2":490,"y1":206,"y2":361},"source":"msn","cmsId":"cms/api/amp/image/AA1W34zo"}},"body":"Which has been publicly referred to as Mini Pakistan by the mayor Kolkata. If he says that it is mini Pakistan, Islam will demand that territory. The reference to mini Pakistan Sir please that should be expunged from the records you cannot call citizens of. India. Gandhi. He raised the mini Pakistan word on front of the front of the front of the media Sir. Sir Kolkata Porters is the single largest landowner in the city of Kolkata with nearly 4000 acres of land. It is a matter of record that around 170 acres of prime Portland is under encroachment and illegal occupation. A substantial portion of these encroachment is located in the Garden Bridge, Metiya, Guruja and Khidipur area which has been publicly referred to as Mini Pakistan by the Mayor of Kolkata, Sir Sir Farakkar Jomi. Sir, the question is very. Clear whether it. Is a land of Indian Railways? Whether it is a land of port? Whether it is a land of DVC, Sare jaga Falaka Bharat kabat karade Sare Jaga football, Pakistan Congress property, Devotor property, Sara bigra basti mangal me. Please. Question to puja Nakya kya. MP sapne Jo bataya E Srivathi government ke Jo lo Gai O yeah bishai main pura pura jaga in course karke hai lekin lekin lekin hamare port Port Authority. Supplementary Dr. Faucio Kanji. Sir, Sir, before I ask my supplementary, I want to make an objection to the reference to Mini Pakistan. Sir, please, that should be spanked from the records you cannot call citizens of. India citizens, Gandhi, you've been specific about your question that has been. Sir, I will take 10 seconds to give a free advice to my friend. If he says that it is mini Pakistan, Islamabad will demand that territory. Please don't. Don't make some blood there. Don't make some blunder. Specific. Specific, everybody is doing like this, then how how we have to pass on to the next question. This is true that the chairman of Kolkata he raised the mini Pakistan word on front of the front of the front of the media. Sir, this. Is. AP Word. There. Is a document we can we can show. That. Sir. And also unfortunately. 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