Parliament scuffle: BJP vs Rahul Gandhi – What is the controversy; who are injured MPs Pratap Sarangi, Mukesh Rajput?
Live MintA war of words has erupted between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress after two BJP MPs were injured during a confrontation in Parliament over an alleged insult to B R Ambedkar. Two BJP MPs — Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput — suffered head injuries during the face-off and have been admitted to the ICU of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi. Conspiracy, says Priyanka Gandhi Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra termed the BJP's allegations that her brother and party leader Rahul Gandhi pushed a BJP MP a “conspiracy to save Home Minister Amit Shah's skin”. Order probe: Kharge writes to speaker Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birlaa and asked him to initiate an inquiry into the incident, claiming he was physically pushed by BJP MPs on Parliament premises following which he lost his balance. “It is not an assault on just me but on the Rajya Sabha LoP and the Congress president,” said Kharge, urging the speaker to order an inquiry into the BJP MPs “pushing” him.