Two BJP MPs – Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput – were “seriously injured” by the Congress’ Rahul Gandhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said, as the tense political stand-off rumbled on outside Makar Dawar, the Parliament’s main door.
Union Minister Rijiju then tore into Mr Gandhi; “… how can he use force in Parliament? Under which law does he have the power to physically assault other MPs?”
And in a sarcastic quip aimed at Mr Gandhi – who holds a black belt in Aikido, a contemporary Japanese martial art – Rijiju said, “Have you learnt karate, kung fu, to beat other MPs?”
“Parliament is not a wrestling arena,” he went on, declaring two of his colleagues had been injured and that he intends to visit them in hospital. Mr Rijiju also demanded an apology from Mr Gandhi.
The BJP has also declared it intends to pursue legal action against Mr Gandhi.”Pushed, Shoved Me”: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi, meanwhile, has responded strongly to Mr Sarangi’s claims. He told reporters it was, in fact, a group of BJP MPs who were blocking his entry into Parliament, and that they were pushing and shoving him and Congress boss Mallikarjun Kharge, and that prompted the clash.
