CM Majhi, Pradhan assail ‘assault’ on BJP MP Sarangi
BHUBANESWAR: Accusing Rahul Gandhi of resorting to physical violence during the protests at the Parliament’s Makar Dwar which resulted in BJP MP from Balasore Pratap Sarangi getting injured, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and several senior BJP leaders from the state condemned the “action of the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha”.
Taking to social media after news of Sarangi’s injury and admission in hospital came in, Majhi said, “Our party’s senior leader and Lok Sabha MP from Balasore, Shri @pcsarangi ji, was injured due to the irresponsible and objectionable behaviour of Rahul Gandhi in Parliament. Rahul Gandhi’s actions are not only unacceptable but also an insult to the sacred temple of democracy.”
The chief minister prayed for the speedy recovery of Sarangi and said there is no place for violence in democracy.
