Oppn, BJP face-off at Gandhi statue

New Delhi: The BJP on Friday mounted counterprotests outside Parliament where 12 suspended opposition members of Rajya Sabha were on a sit-in demonstration against the action on them. There were some tense moments as BJP members, carrying placards, marched towards the opposition members near the Gandhi statue in Parliament premises to condemn their “undemocratic actions” inside the House. The issue also figured in both houses of Parliament when opposition leaders complained about “hooting” by BJP members to the presiding officers. In Lok Sabha, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claimed the BJP members shouted at the opposition members near the Gandhi statue. -(PTI)