Jaipur, Mar 20: Land mafia issue rocked the Rajasthan Assembly for an hour before it had to be adjourned for the day. However it managed to pass the demand for urban housing development department passed by voice vote amid protest by the opposition BJP.

The house witnessed heated exchanges between BJP and treasury members including two cabinet ministers Shanti Dhariwal and C P Joshi, on the role of one land mafia Bhim Sen Garg whom the Congress charged was "given shelter by the BJP for receiving funds". Bureau Report