Rahul Gandhi sued for ‘injuring’ 2 BJP MPs in India
A police case has been registered against Indian Congress's Rahul Gandhi following a complaint by the BJP, holding him responsible for injuries to two MPs of the party.
Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput sustained head injuries during parallel protests from Treasury and Opposition benches outside parliament. Both leaders in the hospital, reports NDTV.
Gandhi was accused under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita.
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The complaint was filed yesterday by India's former union minister and BJP MP Anurag Thakur, and MPs Bansuri Swaraj and Hemang Joshi, who accused Gandhi of attempt to murder.
"Today, we have filed a complaint against Rahul Gandhi for assault and provocation where we have mentioned in detail the incident that happened today outside the Makar Dwar of Parliament House, where NDA MPs were protesting peacefully, and Rahul Gandhi pushed them and injured them, due to which two BJP MPs are hospitalised," Anurag Thakur had told reporters.
Pratap Sarangi claimed that he got injured after Rahul Gandhi pushed Rajput.
"Rahul Gandhi pushed a member of parliament who fell on me after which I fell down...I was standing near the stairs when Rahul Gandhi came and pushed an MP who then fell on me..." Sarangi said.
The congress also filed a complaint with the police, as party chief Mallikarjun Kharge claimed that he was pushed by BJP MPs and sustained injuries on his legs.
BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Nagaland Phangnon Konyak, meanwhile, said Gandhi had "shouted" at her during the protest and she felt his behaviour was "unbecoming" of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
"It was a peaceful protest. As we were there... I also did not know it was him but he came in front of me and started shouting at me, which I did not like," she told NDTV.
"There were so many of us, there was no space to move, nobody was blocking anyone. He said 'you cannot block me' or something, accusing, charging, which I really did not like," she added, underscoring that she has filed a complaint about this with the Rajya Sabha chairman.
