NEW DELHI: Delhi police on Thursday registered an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after the Bharatiya Janata Party filed a police complaint against the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, accusing him of “physical assault and incitement” during a scuffle in Parliament premises earlier today.
BJP leaders including Anurag Thakur, Bansuri Swaraj and Hemang Joshi visited the Parliament Street Police Station and filed the complaint after a face-off between NDA leaders and Congress.
A confrontation between opposition and NDA MPs took place at the Parliament entrance steps over the alleged insult to B R Ambedkar, resulting in injuries to ex-minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput.
BJP MP Anurag Thakur demanded a thorough investigation and an FIR under sections 109 (attempt to murder), 115 (voluntary causing hurt), 117 (voluntary causing grievous hurt), 125 (act of endangering life or personal safety of others), 131 (use of criminal force), 351 (criminal intimidation) and 3(5) (common intention) of the BNS in the matter.
However, Delhi police have only removed section 109 (attempt to murder) of BNS in the FIR registered against the Congress leader and all other sections are the same as given in the complaint, according to the officials.
In response, Congress rejected the claim and alleged that BJP MPs pushed its chief Mallikarjun Kharge and “physically manhandled” Rahul Gandhi.
In addition to this, Congress also lodged a complaint in connection with the matter against BJP.