The ongoing Budget Session of Haryana Assembly on Wednesday witnessed ruckus over Health Minister Anil Vij's comment on Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur in which he has said that those supporting her were anti-nationals and should be thrown to Pakistan.

Immediately after the Question Hour, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) MLA Jaswinder Singh Sandhu raised the issue and criticised Vij for latter's remark, saying that the minister has insulted all the daughters of the country.

Backed by the INLD benches, Sandhu said that earlier Vij has also insulted Mahatma Gandhi by commenting that Gandhi's image was responsible for devaluation of currency.

Opposition leader Abhay Singh Chautala added fuel to the controversy and said, "On one side, the BJP claims to ensure protection and participation of girl child and on the other hand its leaders use derogatory language against a girl like Kaur."

This was countered by the ruling benches and it led ruckus in the House with both the ruling and INLD lawmakers raising slogans against each others.

However, Vij continued to maintain the same stand saying that he still believed that people supporting Kaur should be thrown out of the country.

"I stand by my comment. Why should I say sorry for criticising anti-national people," Vij said while terming the act of INLD MLAs equal to Kaur' remark.

After a long disruption over the issue, Speaker Kanwarpal Gurjar calmed down the lawmakers, adding that whether it is a daughter or a son, nobody is permitted to make an anti-national comment.

Kaur, student of Lady Shri Ram College whose father was killed in the Kargil war, launched a social media campaign against the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) after violence erupted in Delhi's Ramjas College on February 22, after cancellation of a seminar invitation to JNU students Umar Khalid and Shehla Rashid following protests by ABVP. She even claimed of receiving rape and life threats for her remark.

Kaur's campaign attracted criticism from so many people, including Vij who tweeted, "People supporting Gurmehar Kaur, are pro-Pakistan should be thrown out of the country."

All this led to a political storm with parties including the Congress and the CPI condemning BJP leaders for calling Gurmehar an anti-national.