Lok Sabha MP complains of seat behind pillar in House

Members who sit behind pillars in Lok Sabha become "big people", Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal told a BJP member on Wednesday. Anil Firozia (BJP), who was raising an issue during Zero Hour this evening, said he sits behind a pillar and hence he is not noticed.

He had made a similar remark earlier too. Meghwal rose to say that those sitting behind pillars in Lok Sabha become "big people" and that Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi also sat behind a pillar.

At this, Speaker Om Birla said he too used to sit behind a pillar. The circular Lok Sabha chamber has several black pillars and some members have seats hidden behind these pillars..