Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu
The Trinamool Congress has written a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla claiming that Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu pushed Murshidabad party MP Abu Tahir Khan during the introduction of three bills on Wednesday. A source associated with the party said that in a letter written on August 21, Deputy Leader Shatabdi Roy and MP Mahua Moitra in the Lok Sabha of Trinamool said that the MP from Murshidabad was pushed without any provocation, when he was standing near the posture in the House. Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the ‘Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill’, ‘2025’, ‘Union Territory of Government (Amendment) Bill, 2025’ and ‘Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Bill, 2025’ amid opposition and uproar by the opposition. Later on his proposal, the House decided to send the three Bills to the Joint Committee of Parliament.
TMC MPs accused
There are provisions to remove the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers and Ministers from the post for 30 consecutive days of serious criminal charges and for 30 consecutive days. Both Trinamool MPs also said that they were exercising their right to protest during the bill being introduced. There was a huge uproar in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday when copies of the bills were torn and thrown. In his letter, the Trinamool leaders said that it is his duty as elected representatives to raise the voice of the public. He accused the government of bypassing all parliamentary rules and norms in bringing the Constitution Amendment Bill.
Ravneet Bittu pushed Abu Tahir: TMC MP
He claimed that during the protest, Tahir stood near the posture in the House, when Bittu pushed him “forcefully and violent”. He said in the letter, “During this protest, our honorable colleague Abu Tahir stood on the banks of posture. He is a member recently through a serious illness, for which he had to remain hospitalized for months and this is a fact that our most honorable colleagues, including members of the ruling party, are well aware.” He also said that Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju was standing behind Bittu and “protesting his associates were encouraging opposition MPs to attack.” The Trinamool MPs said, “This without provocation scared us about our safety until our associate Honorable MP Yusuf Pathan stood between us and aggressive honorable ministers to protect us.” He urged the Speaker to take “rigid” action.
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