The occasion was the second day of debate on the motion of thanks to Governor Nawal Kishore Sharma for his address to the House. Jadeja was speaking in favour of the motion that was moved by Gadhada MLA Atmaram Parmar, on Tuesday.

As he mentioned, Wednesday marked the completion of six years of an episode of “the conspiracy that killed Kar Sevaks at the Godhra Railway Station while they were returning from a pilgrimage to Ayodhya on February 27, 2002”. The treasury benches thumped their desks to the astonishment of the Opposition Congress and the viewers’ galleries.

Speaking after Jadeja, Congress’ Porbandar legislator and former leader of opposition Arjun Modhwadia expressed his dismay at the insincere attitude of the BJP. “Paying homage to the dead is a serious matter that warrants silence, not table thumping. Was it done because your party reaped political benefits out of that incident?” Modhwadia attacked, as this time the Congress benches thumped their tables even as the BJP MLAs shouted him down.