Balasore MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi on Thursday sustained injuries on the Parliament premises after being allegedly pushed by the Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi.
Pratap Chandra Sarangi said, “Rahul Gandhi pushed an MP who fell on me after which I fell down…I was standing near the stairs when Rahul Gandhi came and pushed an MP who then fell on me…”
“This might be on your camera. I was trying to go inside through the Parliament entrance, but BJP MPs were trying to stop me, push me and threaten me. So this happened…But we do not get affected by jostling,” Rahul Gandhi said.
He further added: “But this is the entrance and we have the right to go in. BJP MPs were trying to stop us from going in…The central issue is that they are attacking the Constitution and insulting the memory of Ambedkar ji.”
The Parliament premises today saw intense political drama, with the BJP and Congress staging separate protests against each other over Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s comments on BR Ambedkar in the House. BJP MPs protested, accusing Congress of misleading the public, while Congress demanded the resignation of the Union Home Minister.