Protests at Parliament gates banned by LS speaker Om Birla
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New Delhi: After political protests became ugly, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday barred MPs and political parties from holding protests at any of Parliament's gates, according to sources.
"Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has issued strict instructions that no political party, Member of Parliament or groups of members will hold any dharna and demonstration at building gates of Parliament House," parliament sources said, PTI reported.
The instructions came on a day when Parliament premises saw rival protests by the BJP-led NDA and the Congress-led INDIA bloc parties on the alleged insults to B R Ambedkar which soon turned into jostling and scuffles leaving two MPs injured and a woman MP claiming intimidation by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.