The Lok Sabha saw a fiery debate on Friday when Trinamool Congress MP Shatabdi Roy claimed Bengali-speaking people were being deported to Bangladesh. She stressed, "language cannot be a basis" for deportation. Speaking in Bengali, Ms. Roy mentioned a man deported from Odisha. When the Chair, Krishna Prasad Tenneti, asked her to state her demand, she exceeded her time and her microphone was switched off. As BJP MP Jugal Kishore began to speak on another matter, Ms. Roy and fellow TMC MP Mahua Moitra walked to his seat and tried to use his microphone. The Chair asked them to return to their benches. BJP MP Jagdambika Pal attempted to calm the situation. Given another chance, Ms. Roy intensified her remarks: "If Bangla speakers could be sent to Bangladesh, then those speaking Hindi or Urdu should be sent to Pakistan." This set off protests from the Treasury benches. BJP MP Sambit Patra responded, calling the claims "false," adding, "Odisha has always welcomed Bengali-speaking people as brothers, but has no place for infiltrators - Bangladeshis or Rohingyas."