Eleanor Thompson New Delhi, Bharat: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi criticized Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday, alleging that his actions led to the injury of Lok Sabha BJP MP Pratap Sarangi during protests at the Parliament premises.
“Due to the irresponsible and objectionable behavior of Rahul Gandhi in Parliament, our senior party leader and Lok Sabha MP from Balasore, Shri Pratap Sarangi, got injured. Such actions by Rahul Gandhi are not only unacceptable but also an insult to the sacred house of democracy,” Majhi stated in a post on X.
Majhi expressed his wishes for Sarangi’s speedy recovery and strongly condemned the acts of violence in Parliament. “This type of violence has no place in a democracy,” he added.
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 the incident occurred, leading to an injury on his head.
“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.
In response to the allegations, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stated that he was trying to enter the Parliament when he was pushed and threatened by BJP MPs who were protesting near the entrance. He also alleged that Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge was pushed during the incident.
“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.
Both the Congress and BJP have filed police complaints against each other. The BJP has accused Gandhi of “assault and incitement,” while Congress alleged that Kharge had been pushed.
