What Did the Opposition Say?
Earlier on Thursday, several members of the Opposition had reacted sharply to what they claimed was manhandling of their members, and issued a statement, saying that “outsiders, who were not part of Parliament security, were brought in to manhandle opposition leaders and members, including women MPs who were only protesting the government’s conduct, highhandedness and muzzling of their voice,” reported NDTV.
Leaders of the Opposition also met Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu to submit a memorandum and apprise him of the incidents that took place in Rajya Sabha, news agency ANI reported.
Prior to that, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut had condemned the incident, addressing the media at an Opposition protest at Vijay Chowk. “Yesterday’s incident against women MPs was against democracy. It felt like we were standing at the Pakistan border,” Raut had said, claiming that “outsiders” had come dressed in the uniform of marshals to beat up the women.
On Wednesday,…