"An insult to democracy": BJP leader CP Joshi on Congress protests in Parliament - World News Network

New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP CP Joshi on Friday condemned the protests by the Congress and its allies in Parliament over Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks about Ambedkar, calling it an insult to democracy and a very unfortunate incident.
Speaking to ANI, BJP MP Joshi said, “This is an insult to democracy. Congress party and its leaders have always attempted to shred the Constitution and democracy of this country. Yesterday’s incident was very unfortunate. This makes it clear that when Home Minister Amit Shah exposed their true face before the country, it angered them and they hatched this conspiracy. People of the country can never tolerate such hooliganism.”
BJP MP K Sudhakar echoed similar sentiments, referring to the MPs’ clash in Parliament as a “black day” and condemned Rahul Gandhi’s behavior as “unwarranted.”
Speaking to ANI, BJP MP Sudhakar said, “It is very painful to see this unparliamentary. it is a black day in our democratic setup. The way the Opposition leader, who firmly says that he believes in the way of democracy, behaved yesterday is totally unwarranted, unrequired and it is really condemnable.”
On Thursday, both the NDA and INDIA bloc MPs staged a protest in Parliament premises when a scuffle broke out between the two sides, injuring two BJP MPs.
BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi alleged that he was injured after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pushed another MP, who then fell on him. Sarangi claimed that he was standing near the stairs when another member of Parliament (MP) fell on him, leading to an injury on his head. He was rushed for treatment in an ambulance.
“I was standing near the stairs when Rahul Gandhi came and pushed a fellow MP. That MP fell on me, causing me to fall as well,” Sarangi told reporters.
Following the incident, a political row between BJP and Congress started, with leaders of both parties filing cross-complaints over the alleged scuffle on the Parliament premises.
BJP MPs, led by Anurag Thakur, lodged a complaint with the Delhi Police against Rahul Gandhi for “assault and incitement.”
Shortly after, a delegation of Congress MPs, including women MPs, approached Parliament Street Police, accusing BJP leaders of misbehaving with Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge during a scuffle in the Parliament premises.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in his defence, said that he was trying to get inside the Parliament when he was also pushed and threatened by the BJP MPs who were protesting near the entrance. He also alleged that Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge was also pushed.
“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. This has happened. Yes, this has happened (Mallikarjun Kharge being pushed),” Rahul Gandhi told reporters. (ANI)

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