New Delhi: Hours after Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan accused the Nagaland BJP Phangnon Konyak of doing drama during a scuffle at Parliament yesterday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hit back at the Rajya Sabha MP calling her statement unfortunate’.
Speaking to the news agency, IANS, BJP MP Shambhavi Chaudhary said that the entire incident was caught on camera. She added that women MPs in the Parliament must stand with each other if any of them complain of feeling ‘intimidated’ irrespective of the parties they belong to.
Jaya Bachchan’s comments reflect her thinking: BJP
“This reflects her thinking. Whatever happened has been captured on camera and is in front of everyone. The Parliament is considered to a safe space. We always say that women are safe here. The women parliamentarians are representatives of the people. They come here to raise the voice of the people. This is a place where they should feel safe. Where they should feel that their words are being heard,” she added while speaking to the agency.
She added, “If they are feeling that someone is making them feel uncomfortable. If they feel that people are trying to intimidate them they are trying to explain the matter. No matter who they are, being a woman. Unfortunately, the MP’s reaction is called ‘nautanki’ We always say that women should stand up for women first.”
Speaking to reporters a day after a scuffle at Parliament that led to injury to two BJP MPs Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput and Konyak claimed uncomfortable because of Rahul Gandhi, Jaya Bachchan said, “Sarangi is acting. It’s all useless. We were all going inside the House, and the way they were standing; not allowing us to enter. Rajput, Sarangi, and the woman from Nagaland have performed better than I ever have in my career. They deserve all the acting awards.”
Allegations of Manipur MP Phangnon Konyak
Kanyok while speaking in the Upper House on Thursday alleged that the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi came in her “close proximity” and shouted at her during the protest outside Makar Dwar of the Parliament, which made her feel “extremely uncomfortable”.
“He misbehaved with me in a loud voice and his physical proximity to me was so close that I being a lady member felt extremely uncomfortable… I belong to the ST community and I am a lady member. LoP Shri Rahul Gandhi ji has deeply hurt my dignity and self-esteem. Therefore, Hon’ble Chairman sir, I seek your protection,” she wrote in her letter to the Rajya Sabha Chairman.
