Placatory Pranab apologises for PM's security guard row

December 21, 2011 14:33

Finance minister and the government's troubleshooter Pranab Mukherjee apologised on behalf of the government after the PM's security allegedly manhandled a BSP MP in the Parliament precincts.

We told you earlier (13:26 pm post) that there was an uproar in Parliament over a member's alleged harassment by the Prime Minister's security personnel, which forced an adjournment of the Lok Sabha for nearly two hours.

BSP and Samajwadi Party members rushed into the Well as soon the House reassembled at noon after an earlier adjournment, demanding action against the Special Protection Group personnel responsible for the incident in which BSP MP Rama Shankar Rajbhar was allegedly manhandled.

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