India, May 1 -- High drama unfolded in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Friday following heated exchanges between chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira, prompting a walkout by the principal opposition party, which demanded an alcohol test of all members.

The verbal duel between Mann and Khaira began while Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan was reading the official resolution on increasing the minimum wages for labourers. The assembly's one-day special session was called for this resolution. Mann rose from his seat and objected to Khaira using his mobile phone, claiming the member was not paying attention to the resolution. "Why don't you step out of the House and use it?" the chief minister said, drawing a sharp reactio...