New Delhi: In an embarrassing and ugly new low for Parliament, law-makers from the ruling BJP and Bengal's Trinamool Congress had to be restrained today from attacking each other in the Lok Sabha.
Kalyan Banerjee of the Trinamool was seen rushing out of Parliament, shouting that a drunk BJP law-maker had threatened to beat up members of the Trinamool and disrobe Kakoli Ghosh, a woman MP.
The BJP has denied the accusations.
Tempers soared and just when it looked like a brawl would erupt, senior BJP leaders Kalraj Mishra and Prakash Javadekar rushed to keep the two sides apart. (Rail Budget 2014: What's in it For You?)
Mamata Banerjee, the West Bengal Chief Minister who heads the Trinamool, said in Kolkata that she had been briefed on the phone and that "whatever happened is unfortunate. Parliament is the pillar of democracy." However, reiterating the point her MPs had made, she asked, "Bengal has been given nothing. Are we beggars?" ('Bengal Has Been Given Nothing, Are We Beggars?' Mamata Banerjee on Rail Budget)
"When they started abusing (us), our MPs intervened," said Harish Dwivedi of the BJP. "Opposition women MPs started running towards them. So people from our party went to intervene," he countered.
Kalyan Banerjee of the Trinamool was seen rushing out of Parliament, shouting that a drunk BJP law-maker had threatened to beat up members of the Trinamool and disrobe Kakoli Ghosh, a woman MP.
The BJP has denied the accusations.
Tempers soared and just when it looked like a brawl would erupt, senior BJP leaders Kalraj Mishra and Prakash Javadekar rushed to keep the two sides apart. (Rail Budget 2014: What's in it For You?)
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Mamata Banerjee, the West Bengal Chief Minister who heads the Trinamool, said in Kolkata that she had been briefed on the phone and that "whatever happened is unfortunate. Parliament is the pillar of democracy." However, reiterating the point her MPs had made, she asked, "Bengal has been given nothing. Are we beggars?" ('Bengal Has Been Given Nothing, Are We Beggars?' Mamata Banerjee on Rail Budget)
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"When they started abusing (us), our MPs intervened," said Harish Dwivedi of the BJP. "Opposition women MPs started running towards them. So people from our party went to intervene," he countered.
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