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Security manhandled Cong women MPs in Lok Sabha, alleges Adhir Chowdhury

Sources said Speaker Om Birla sought an apology from two Kerala MPs -- P N Prathapan and MP Hibi Eden -- for storming the Well of the House.

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu addresses in the Rajya Sabha on the first day of the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. (RSTV/PTI Photo)
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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday alleged that women parliamentarians of his party were "manhandled" in the Lok Sabha when they were protesting in the Well of the House over the Maharashtra government formation.

Congress members jostled with the marshals in the Lok Sabha when they stormed the Well of the House carrying placards, leading to adjournment of Parliament proceedings. "Security personnel manhandled our women parliamentarians. We have never experienced this inside Parliament. We will be waiting to see what action is been taken against responsible people," Chowdhury told reporters.

The Maharashtra government formation issue rocked the Lok Sabha on Monday,

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