BJP MPs Anurag Thakur, Bansuri Swaraj, second left, and Hemang Joshi, right, leave after filing a complaint at the Parliament Street Police station in connection with a scuffle between opposition and NDA parliamentarians at the Parliament complex, in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.
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The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is not carrying out any investigation into the scuffle involving Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Parliament premises, a senior official said on Monday (December 23, 2024).
“There is no order to CISF for carrying out an enquiry into the incident,” CISF Deputy Inspector General (Operations) Shrikant Kishore said at a press conference.
The official also said that there was no lapse on the part of the CISF on the day of the event, and no weapon was allowed to be carried inside. There were allegations from Congress MPs that BJP MPs carried sticks to block Mr. Gandhi’s path.
A police case was registered against Mr. Gandhi last week following a complaint by the BJP accusing him of causing injuries to two MPs, Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput. The Interstate Cell (ISC) of the Crime Branch will investigate the matter.
Amit Shah’s comment on Dr. Ambedkar
The scuffle broke out as the Congress and other INDIA alliance leaders staged a protest near the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and demanded resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his comment that it has become “fashion” to take Ambedkar’s name. The Home Minister has accused the Congress of twisting and distorting his comments.
CISF staff have been deployed on Parliament premises, replacing the Delhi Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The CISF also assumed some key duties, which had been earlier assigned to the Parliament Security Service (PSS), such as issuance of pass and facilitating entry of Members of Parliament (MPs).
The CISF on Monday also announced a revised posting policy for its personnel, wherein choice-based postings will be offered to soon-to-retire personnel, in which single women and married working couples will be given a priority. In the CISF, 7% of total staff are women. The sanctioned strength stands at 1,95,000.
The force will also create a pool of domain experts in 10 areas, including information technology, cyber security and aviation security.
Published – December 23, 2024 08:59 pm IST