NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and Kiren Rijiju assaulted the female MPs of Mamata Banerjee-led party, which happened at the time when Home minister Amit Shah tabled three contentious bills proposing the removal of Prime Minister and chief ministers jailed for 30 consecutive days.
TMC MP Mitali Bagh claimed, "While we were protesting against the bill, union ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and Kiren Rijiju attacked me, they pushed me...This is condemnable..."
Earlier, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee also claimed that Bittu and Rijiju pushed two of his party's MP women in the well of the Lok Sabha and added, "The BJP is committing atrocities against women."
The ruckus erupted in the Lok Sabha when Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Amit Shah introduced three bills, prompting fierce opposition protests that labelled the proposed legislations as “draconian”.
The bills—the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill—propose a new legal framework applicable to ministers and chief ministers in states and Union Territories such as Jammu and Kashmir, as well as Union ministers and the Prime Minister at the Centre.
During the chaotic session, which was adjourned until 5 pm and after passing a bill it again got adjourned, opposition leaders tore and threw what reports indicated were copies of the bills at Shah. Opposition MPs, including AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress' Manish Tewari, and KC Venugopal, criticised the bills as being against the Constitution and federalism.
In response, Shah dismissed claims that the bills were introduced in haste. He stated that the bills have been referred to the Joint Committee of Parliament, where members of both Houses, including those from the opposition, would have the opportunity to offer their suggestions.
Rijiju criticised the opposition for the continuous disruption in the House, asserting that the more chaos they create, the more they risk public rejection. “Creating disruption only harms the opposition, especially the new MPs. The more chaos you create, the more the public will completely reject you. Once again, I urge you all to participate in the discussion,” Rijiju said.
TMC MP Mitali Bagh claimed, "While we were protesting against the bill, union ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and Kiren Rijiju attacked me, they pushed me...This is condemnable..."
#WATCH | Delhi | TMC MP Mitali Bagh says, "While we were protesting against the bill, Union Ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and Kiren Rijiju attacked me, they pushed me...This is condemnable..." pic.twitter.com/5MSkVPAGqD
— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2025
Earlier, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee also claimed that Bittu and Rijiju pushed two of his party's MP women in the well of the Lok Sabha and added, "The BJP is committing atrocities against women."
#WATCH | Delhi | TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee says, "...The bill is unconstitutional. I did not do it (tore the copies of the bill), but whoever did it, I salute him. This bill is totally undemocratic. How can they amend Article 75, which is the basic structure of the Constitution?...… https://t.co/pesA2MdnHd pic.twitter.com/atlWe9zjkH
— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2025
The ruckus erupted in the Lok Sabha when Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Amit Shah introduced three bills, prompting fierce opposition protests that labelled the proposed legislations as “draconian”.
The bills—the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill—propose a new legal framework applicable to ministers and chief ministers in states and Union Territories such as Jammu and Kashmir, as well as Union ministers and the Prime Minister at the Centre.
During the chaotic session, which was adjourned until 5 pm and after passing a bill it again got adjourned, opposition leaders tore and threw what reports indicated were copies of the bills at Shah. Opposition MPs, including AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress' Manish Tewari, and KC Venugopal, criticised the bills as being against the Constitution and federalism.
In response, Shah dismissed claims that the bills were introduced in haste. He stated that the bills have been referred to the Joint Committee of Parliament, where members of both Houses, including those from the opposition, would have the opportunity to offer their suggestions.
Rijiju criticised the opposition for the continuous disruption in the House, asserting that the more chaos they create, the more they risk public rejection. “Creating disruption only harms the opposition, especially the new MPs. The more chaos you create, the more the public will completely reject you. Once again, I urge you all to participate in the discussion,” Rijiju said.
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