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Amid protests over Ambedkar row in Parliament, BJP MP from Odisha's Balasore Pratap Sarangi on Wednesday sustained injuries after being allegedly pushed by the Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi.
On being asked about the incident, BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi said, "Rahul Gandhi pushed an MP 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..."
Responding to the allegations, Rahul Gandhi said, "This might be on your camera. I was trying to go inside through the Parliament entrance, BJP MPs were trying to stop me, push me and threaten me. So this happened...Yes, this has happened (Mallikarjun Kharge being pushed). But we do not get affected by jostling. But this is the entrance and we have the right to go in. BJP MPs were trying to stop us from going in...The central issue is that they are attacking the Constitution and insulting the memory of Ambedkar ji."
Meanwhile, protest in Parliament continues over the speech of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on BR Ambedkar.
While the MPs of INDI Alliance, led by Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, held protest march at Babasaheb Ambedkar statue on the Parliament premises, the BJP accused the Congress party of distorting the Home Minister’s speech to create negative publicity.
