Congress, BJP MLAs accuse Raj Assembly Speaker of caste bias By Archana Sharma ( IANS) | Published on Tue, Mar 16 2021 22:42 IST | 3 Views CP Joshi. (Photo: Twitter/@drcpjoshi). Image Source: IANS News Jaipur, March 16 : In a first in the state, the Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly has been accused of discriminating against Congress and BJP MLAs belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and religious minorities by the lawmakers themselves, who alleged that their voices are being suppressed in the House. In the last few days, MLAs from both the Congress and the BJP have accused Speaker C.P. Joshi of discriminating against them by not allowing them to raise their voice on the burning issues, besides allotting them seats without microphone in the House with an intention of suppressing their voices.