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NEW DELHI: A day after a scuffle between opposition and NDA parliamentarians, BJP MPs on Friday held a protest against Rahul Gandhi for alleged assault of two MPs while party member Nishikant Dubey submitted a privilege notice seeking Rahul's disqualification. The protesting MPs launched a scathing attack on Rahul for his alleged behaviour during the ruckus in Parliament and accused the leader of opposition of "arrogance, violating parliamentary rules and shameful attitude" towards fellow MPs. BJP MP Anurag Thakur said, "The way he created a ruckus by violating all rules.
.. this is not forgivable.
" His colleague Jagdambika Pal accused Congress MPs of "hooliganism" and alleged that Rahul pushed BJP MPs Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput. "Rahul Gandhi should be ashamed. His party insulted Babasaheb for the last 60 years.
.. Today, democracy has been attacked, and an adivasi daughter was insulted.
Apology should be sought, and if he has morality, he should resign," he said. Dubey recounted witnessing the altercation, which he described as "shocking". "I saw Rahul Gandhi climbing up the Makar Dwar, so I and another leader decided to give him space.
After climbing up, he pushed Pratap Sarangi ji, Santosh Pandey ji who was next to us. Mukesh Rajput ji got pushed and all those who were standing there were pushed," he said. "Security forces repeatedly urged Rahul Gandhi to take an alternate route.
He (Rahul Gandhi) knew that a peaceful protest was going on, yet he deliberately and maliciously pushed and passed through the midst of all our MPs. Two of our colleagues have been seriously and deeply injured. He should also apologise for the shameful attitude he adopted with our Nagaland MP Phangnon Konyak," Bansuri Swaraj said.
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