Parliament scuffle: PM Modi calls injured BJP MPs, enquires about their health

File photo of PM Modi in Lok Sabha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday enquired about the health of two BJP MPs, Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput, who were injured during a scuffle in Parliament.

According to CNN-News18, the Prime Minister called the two MPs, who have been hospitalised after sustaining injuries during a face off between opposition and NDA lawmakers in Parliament premises.

Earlier today, high drama unfolded in Parliament after protests over Amit Shah's remarks on BR Ambedkar escalated.

Former minister Pratap Sarangi suffered injuries on the left temple of his forehead and accused Rahul Gandhi of pushing another MP towards him. BJP MP Mukesh Rajput was also injured during the scuffle.

"Rahul Gandhi pushed an MP, who fell on me and I got injured," Sarangi told reporters as BJP members squatted at the Makar Dwar raising slogans against the Congress.

BJP leader Nishikant Dubey alleged that Rahul Gandhi pushed an aged parliamentarian leading to his fall and subsequent injury.

Rahul later rejected the allegations and said he was pushed by the BJP MPs during the scuffle. "I was trying to enter Parliament and the BJP MPs were stopping me, pushing me and threatening me," Gandhi told reporters in Parliament premises.

Trouble began when the INDIA bloc members insisted on entering Parliament through the BJP MPs holding a protest instead of using the space left empty on one side of the staircase of the Makar Dwar, used by members to enter and exit the building.

Sarangi was later wheeled off to an ambulance and taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital for treatment.

The scuffle led to massive outcry from NDA MPs, who are demanding action against Rahul Gandhi.