PATNA, Feb. 17 -- Ruckus broke out in the Bihar legislative assembly on Monday as the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), a junior partner in the ruling NDA, launched a vociferous attack on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), accusing it of insulting the late Ram Vilas Paswan, the iconic Dalit leader and former Union minister. The Opposition RJD hit back by demanding an immediate hike in reservation quotas for deprived castes to 85 per cent, breaching the Supreme Court's 50 per cent cap.

The house descended into chaos soon after proceedings began, forcing speaker Prem Kumar to adjourn the session till 2 pm as repeated appeals from him to bring the House in order failed.

The flashpoint was a remark made last week by Bodh Gaya MLA Kumar Sarvajee...