PM calls Ansari to regret attempts by SP MPs to attack him

New Delhi, Mar 9 (PTI) Anguished by the developments in
the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) over the
women's bill, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh telephoned
Vice President Hamid Ansari and expressed regret over attempts
by some Samajwadi Party (SP) members to attack him in the
House.
The Prime Minister called Ansari on Monday to express
regret over the behaviour of some SP members who tried to
attack him, sources in the Vice President's office said on
Tuesday.
During pandemonium over the measure, Nand Kishore Yadav
and Kamal Akhtar of SP had led the combined offensive of their
party and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in opposing the bill.
Yadav had tried to attack the Chairman by attempting to
climb on to the podium. He had uprooted the mike and thrown
the stationery placed on Ansari's table even as some other
members were seen threatening to reach the podium.
The security attendants had to swing into action and
shield the Chairman.
Akhtar had also climbed the table of the Rajya Sabha's
official reporters, chanting slogans against the bill, while
some members, including RJD's Rajniti Prasad, had torn the
copy of the bill and chucked pieces of the paper towards the
chair. PTI MS
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