Three Congress MPs write to Lok Sabha Speaker, allege Rahul Gandhi was 'manhandled'
India TV NewsThree Congress MPs KC Venugopal, Manickam Tagore and Kodikunnil Suresh on Thursday wrote to Lok Sabha speaker, Om Birla, alleging that three Bharatiya Janata Party MPs ‘physically manhandled’ the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. The Congress MPs accused the BJP MPs of blatantly assaulting the personal dignity of Rahul Gandhi and said that the behaviour was antithetical to the democratic spirit of the Parliament. "In a disgraceful turn of events, the stick-wielding BJP MPs pushed the Hon’ble Congress President, a senior and respected leader, while the Hon’ble LOP in Lok Sabha was also prevented and pushed from entering the House," he added. Taking a similar tone, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said, "Today I saw the BJP MPs being hostile and threatening towards Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and LOP Rahul Gandhi.