NEW DELHI: A police case has been registered against Congress's Rahul Gandhi following a complaint by the BJP, holding him responsible for injuries to two MPs of the party. Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput sustained head injuries during parallel protests from Treasury and Opposition benches outside parliament.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita has charged Mr. Gandhi under various sections. The allegations include voluntarily causing grievous hurt, acts of endangering the life or personal safety of others, use of criminal force, criminal intimidation, and common intention.
The complaint was filed on Thursday by former Union Minister and BJP MP Anurag Thakur and MPs Bansuri Swaraj and Hemang Joshi, who, among other things, accused him of attempted murder.
Pratap Sarangi has claimed that he got injured after Rahul Gandhi pushed Mr. Rajput. They were standing on the stairs when Mr. Rajput fell on him. "Rahul Gandhi pushed a member of Parliament 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," Mr. Sarangi said.
Various leaders of the BJP have accused Mr. Gandhi of hooliganism—allegations the leader of the opposition has denied. Mr. Gandhi said it was a ruse to deflect attention from Union Home Minister Amit Shah's comments on BR Ambedkar.
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