Several persons were injured in a scuffle that broke out between BJP workers and Youth Congress members, who were protesting Rahul Gandhi's disqualification.
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday remarked on the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha MP following his conviction in a criminal defamation case, and said that the Congress party will now blame the BJP for the same and even criticize the judiciary.
Opposition leaders on Friday came out in support of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the wake of his disqualification as a member of the Lok Sabha, calling it a "black day" for Indian democracy.
As the Parliament disqualified Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from the membership of the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai hit out at the leader and his party, terming it "anti-backward".
Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Friday raised a question on the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha MP and said that the decision raises a larger question about the harshness and disproportionality of the consequences of a two-year sentence upon conviction.