Congress, BJP MPs accuse each other of violence outside Parliament
While the Hindutva party alleged that two of its legislators were injured, the Congress claimed that Rahul Gandhi was ‘threatened and pushed’.
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The Opposition MPs and Bharatiya Janata Party legislators on Thursday raised allegations of manhandling against each other outside Parliament.
A row broke out after BJP MP and former Union minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi alleged that he was standing near the stairs outside Parliament when Rahul Gandhi, the leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, pushed another MP onto him.
Another BJP MP, Mukesh Rajput, was also allegedly injured in the scuffle, said the Hindutva party. Both of them were taken to Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.
On the other hand, the Congress alleged that party president Mallikarjun Kharge fell on the ground after he was pushed by BJP MPs.
Gandhi alleged that legislators of the Hindutva party had also “pushed and threatened” him while he was trying to enter Parliament.
The scuffle came amid the Opposition’s protest inside the Parliament complex, alleging that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had insulted BR Ambedkar during his speech in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, the Congress demanded that Shah apologise and tender his resignation. “India will not tolerate Dr Ambedkar’s insult,” Kharge had said.
Legislators from the BJP staged a counter-protest outside Parliament on Thursday, alleging that the Congress had “insulted” Ambedkar.
Following this, Congress leaders KC Venugopal, K Suresh and Manickam Tagore wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla demanding action against BJP MPs who allegedly “manhandled” Gandhi.
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