Published On: 02/03/2020 – 6:11 PM
Agencies / NEW DELHI
Congress MP Ramya Haridas claimed she was assaulted by a BJP woman MP inside the Lower House and sought immediate action over the matter. She also lodged a complaint with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
In a shocking incident MPs of both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress today pushed and shoved each other as the scuffle happened when Congress members went to well of the House holding a banners.
The scuffle ensued after some Congress MPs tried to bring a huge banner demanding the resignation of Amit Shah inside the Lok Sabha as the House proceedings resumed at 2 pm. Opposition members flashed placards also that read ‘Save India’, ‘No more hate’, ‘BJP sarkar dangoon ki sarkar‘ and ‘Stop hate speech’
The Congress members went near the Treasury benches carrying a black banner even as Speaker Om Birla continued with proceedings and appealed to the MPs to maintain decorum. “It is important that MPs maintain decorum in the temple of democracy in the country,” Birla said.
Congress MP Ramya Haridas claimed she was assaulted by a BJP woman MP inside the Lower House and sought immediate action over the matter. She also lodged a complaint with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
The second leg of the Budget session of Parliament began on a stormy note on Monday, with BJP and Congress MPs pushing and shoving each other as the Opposition strongly protested the violence in northeast Delhi last week and demanded the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah.