Kiren Rijiju warns Lok Sabha chaos could have escalated over February 4 ruckus

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju during the Budget Session 2026 launched a sharp attack on the Congress over the disruption in Lok Sabha proceedings on February 4 Rijiju slammed Congress when PM Modi was scheduled to deliver his reply to the Motion of Thanks to the Presidents Address He further alleged that Congress women MPs created chaos inside the HouseEarlier in the day Rijiju also shared a video that he claimed captured the sequence of events that unfolded during the proceedingsAddressing the media while referring to the video Rijiju said BJP and NDA MPs are very angry and agitated because of the actions of Congress MPs after climbing the tables and because women MPs of Congress crossed over to the Treasury benches where we sit even crossing past the seat of the Prime Minister and went up to the second row as reported by IANSSo the women BJP MPs were trying to come forward in anger but we asked them to show restraint We told all the women MPs that this behaviour of Congress is not right but we should act with restraint and not get physical he continuedKiren Rijiju says that the situation would have escalated if BJP MPs had reacted similarlyRijiju warns of escaltion amid BJPCongress faceoff women MPs peotest allegationsRijiju also mentioned Just imagine if we had let our BJP women MPs move forward what would have happened We have the greater numbers too Our women MPs demanded permission to confront the fivesix women Congress MPs who had come towards our Treasury Benches however we told them that this is against the parliamentary tradition and will go against its dignity as cited by IANSThis comes a day after the women MPs of the Congress party wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressing strong objection to what they described as grave allegations that they had threatened or attempted to obstructPrime Minister Modi inside the House on February 4 However Congress dismissed the reports and said that the Prime Minister was too scared to speak in the HouseThe video showed women MPs of Congress holding banners and placards surrounding the seat where the Prime Minister sits Following this the Prime Ministers scheduled reply to the Motion of Thanks to the Presidents Address was cancelledRijiju accuses Congress of violating parliamentary decorumContinuing his criticism Rijiju also emphasised Congress has no relation with the Parliamentary traditions and upholding its dignity Above all they are celebrating it on their social media handles stating that their women MPs scared the PM away How shameful it is for the party to say that Our women MPs have raised the issue by writing to the Speaker as per IANSHe further alleged that the protest was planned by Rahul Gandhi and Congress leadership and they had deliberately sent women MPs forward with banners and planned to move towards the Prime Ministers seatHe added We showed restraint and stopped our MPs We always tell our MPs not to go down and not to engage in any scuffle with other MPs But they were sending their MPs forward The video that I shared today clearly shows how the Congress MPs came towards the PMs seat The entire Congress party and Rahul Gandhi should apologise for thisRijiju slams Opposition over lsquoplanned disruptionrsquoQuestioning the conduct of the Opposition Rijiju stated How will the Parliament proceed by sending the parliamentarians forward for a free boxing Is this how the Parliament will work Does Congress have any rules I never imagined that Congress would stoop so lowThe controversy erupted after Speaker Birla stated that he had received information suggesting opposition MPs could do something unexpected adding that he decided to adjourn the House to prevent unpleasant scenes in what he described as the temple of democracyAccording to the sequence of events as the clock approached 5 pm on February 4 members were waiting for the Prime Minister to enter the Lok Sabha and begin his address as reported by IANSHowever protests continued inside the House during which about eight to nine women MPs from the Opposition benches reportedly gathered around the Prime Ministers designated seat Among those named were Geniben Thakor Varsha Gaikwad Jyotimati R Sudha K Kavya and Shobha Bachhav This can be seen in the video shared by RijijuInputs from IANS