Bhopal, Aug. 1 -- Madhya Pradesh's principal-opposition Congress generated pandemonium in the Assembly today, over state Tribal Affairs Minister Vijay Shah's derogatory comment against Indian Army officer Sofiya Qureshi, leading first to an adjournment of approximately one-and-a-half hours and then until Monday.

During the Question Hour, as soon as Shah rose to reply to a query, the Congress din commenced demanding dismissal of the Minister. The Opposition members trooped into the well and sloganeered against Shah.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya (Bharatiya Janata Party) launched an attack on the Opposition by saying that those who insult the Army ought to be ashamed of themselves. Turning towards the Opposition he cal...