Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pratap Simha had to face opposition from villagers in Mysore district on Monday morning.
Simha was rushing to a function before the Ram Mandir Pran Pratistha programme, where he was stopped. This incident is being reported from Gujjegaudanpura village of Harohalli Panchayat in Mysore, where Dalit farmer Ramdas M. had laid the stone for the idol of Ramlala in the Ram temple of Ayodhya.
Karnataka architect Arun Yogi carved this stone and prepared the idol of Ramlala.
The foundation stone laying ceremony was organized in the village amid preparations for the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha program in Ayodhya.
When Simha reached the village on the outskirts of Mysore to take part in the celebrations, local leaders and village people obstructed his entry and accused him of being anti-Dalit.
The protesting people accused the BJP of instigating discord among various Dalits and demanded the MP to leave.
Villagers accused him of being anti-Dalit
Pratap Simha was MP from that area twice in 2014 and 2019, yet he was prevented from entering his Lok Sabha constituency.
The complaint was that Pratap made derogatory comments about Dalits. A video has surfaced in which they are being stopped from entering the village.
Local people were involved in stopping them. Local people also took a jibe at the MP in Kannada. Pratap’s bodyguard tried to disperse the crowd.
The debate between the villagers and the MP lasted for about two minutes. The BJP MP tried to pacify the man. But they were not allowed to enter the village.
After some time, the BJP MP agreed and started returning, but the main protestor still followed him. The police was trying to make them sit in the car, but the BJP MP was seen trying to calm the situation.
MP Pratap Simha remained in the headlines
Let us tell you that the name of MP Pratap Simha was also in controversies recently regarding the security lapse in Parliament. Visitor passes were requested from his office for two people Sagar Sharma and D Manoranjan.
It is noteworthy that the manner in which six people left smoke cans inside the Parliament has raised serious questions regarding the security of the Parliament.
Because of this, Modi government has also come under attack from the opposition.
Later the BJP MP met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and gave his clarification.
He had said that the father of a man had requested him for a pass to see his son’s new Parliament building. On this basis he had recommended it.