New Delhi: Smriti Irani and Mayawati had a face-off yet again in Rajya Sabha, with the BSP leader yesterday saying she was not convinced by HRD Minister’s statement with regard to Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula’s alleged suicide, asking whether she would implement her two-day-old statement about “chopping off” her head.

Quoting Smriti Irani’s (left) statement from two days ago, Mayawati (right) asked, “Since we are not convinced by the government’s clarification, will she (Irani) do that (chop off her head).” Pics/PTI