Parliament 'assault' case against Rahul Gandhi transferred to Crime Branch

The Delhi Police Crime Branch has taken over the investigation into the scuffle outside Parliament that occurred during protests by MPs from the ruling BJP and Congress. Both parties have lodged complaints against each other, alleging physical assault and injuries during the altercation.

The incident left two BJP MPs injured, who were later hospitalised for treatment. Among them, BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi reportedly sustained injuries to his forehead.

Following the scuffle, BJP leader Hemang Joshi filed a complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of instigating the altercation. The police subsequently registered an FIR against Gandhi.

The Congress, however, blamed the BJP for the



commotion, claiming that members of the saffron party pushed party President Mallikarjun Kharge, following which he sustained injuries to his knee. Rahul Gandhi clapped back on BJP's accusations, claiming he was stopped from entering Parliament by stick-wielding BJP MPs.

The Parliament witnessed simultaneous protests by members of the INDIA bloc and the BJP, with the former protesting over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on Dr BR Ambedkar.

As political drama escalated, representatives from both the BJP and Congress reached police offices in the national capital. A BJP delegation reached the Deputy Commissioner of Police's office, while a large Congress delegation visited the Assistant Commissioner of Police's office on Parliament Street.