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Woman MP claims rough treatment by Gujarat police, cries in House


-The Times of India

A tribal woman MP from Gujarat broke down in Lok Sabha on Wednesday alleging rough treatment by state police, triggering an outpouring of solidarity and demand for action from members across party lines.

Dahod MP Prabha Kishore Taviad sat quietly as Congress leader Girija Vyas stood up to recount her tale, saying the hurt MP was not in a position to talk.

Prabha was stopped by Gujarat police from attending the Gujarat Divas celebrations on Tuesday. Vyas said policemen pulled Prabha by her hair and dragged her before bundling her into a jeep. She was allegedly taken 400 km away and dropped only after she told the police that she had go to Delhi to attend Parliament.

"She was treated like a dacoit," Vyas said, adding that the plight concerned a member of a House which had women as the Speaker, the leader of opposition and the chairperson of the ruling alliance. "Will the Draupadi episode be repeated?" she said rhetorically, as Taviad showed bruises on her arms.

Vyas said Gujarat government, which was praised all around, behaved like in 2002 when women were ripped open to kill the womb.

Leader of opposition Sushma Swaraj called the issue serious and said she would talk to chief minister Narendra Modi and get back to the House. The comment led to protests.

MPs were on their feet when parliamentary affairs minister Pawan Bansal proposed that the issue be referred to the privileges committee.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad said the incident could not be brushed under the carpet by referring it to the privileges panel. Samajwadi MP Reoti Raman Singh too opposed Bansal's proposal. They were joined by BSP, Trinamool Congress and AIADMK in seeking swift action.

Presiding officer P C Chacko said the issue would be decided by Speaker Meira Kumar.