India, March 4 -- Uttar Pradesh assembly speaker Satish Mahana on Tuesday pulled up MLAs after getting the information of a member spitting pan masala in the Vidhan Sabha hall, adding that he himself got the area cleaned.

Addressing the members before the commencement of the House on Tuesday, Satish Mahana said he cleaned the area after receiving information about the incident.

While Satish Mahana acknowledged having seen the MLA involved in the act through a video, he said won't naming the MLA to avoid public humiliation.

"This morning, I received information that in this hall of our Vidhan Sabha, some Member has spit after consuming pan masala. So, I came here and got it cleaned. I have seen the MLA in the video. But I do not want to...