New Delhi:
After Parliament witnessed some of its worst scenes ever on Monday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called up Vice President Hamid Ansari and expressed regret over the attempts by some Samajwadi Party, RJD and other members to attack him in the Rajya Sabha. (
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On Tuesday, Lalu Prasad said he too had apologised to the Vice President.
Ansari, who is also Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, was subjected to a near-assault by MPs opposed to the Women's Bill. They tore up copies of the bill and threw them at Ansari; some also grabbed microphones on the chairman's table.
During the pandemonium, Nand Kishore Yadav and Kamal Akhtar of the Samajwadi Party led the offensive in opposing the bill.
Yadav tried to attack the Chairman by attempting to climb on to the podium. He uprooted the mike and threw 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 also climbed the table of the Rajya Sabha's official reporters, chanting slogans against the bill, while some members, including RJD's Rajniti Prasad, tore copies of the bill and threw the pieces towards the chair. (With PTI inputs)