NEW DELHI: A few members of the BJP and the Congress almost came to blows in the Lok Sabha on Friday when Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan roundly condemned Rahul Gandhi’s ‘danda’ remark at Prime Minister Modi and called it “outlandish”, sparking demands for apology from each side to the other.
The ruckus broke out during the fag end of the Question Hour after Vardhan said he would like to make a statement on Gandhi’s recent comment on the Prime Minister before giving an answer to a starred question by the Congress leader related to establishment of medical colleges.
As Vardhan continued reading out the statement, Congress MPs came to the Well loudly protesting against the Minister’s move.
One of the Congress members from Tamil Nadu, Manickam Tagore, came to the treasury benches and attempted to aggressively reach Vardhan, who was sitting in the second row.
Immediately, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a BJP member from Uttar Pradesh, held Tagore by his arm to prevent him from reaching the Union Minister. Singh is incidentally the President of the Wrestling Federation of India.
Congress MP from Kerala Hibi Eden also tried to intervene. (AGENCIES)
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