Used to ride a bicycle, & also been a minister... Know MP Pratap Sarangi who was injured in push

Amid the political uproar over Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on Dr. Ambedkar, there was a push-up between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress MPs on Thursday. BJP MP Pratap Sarangi has been injured after falling on the stairs of the Parliament House.

The BJP MP Pratap Sarangi has been taken to the hospital on a stretcher. The injured MP Sarangi accused the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of pushing the MP.

Pratap Sarangi has accused Rahul Gandhi of pushing him

Meanwhile Pratap Sarangi has claimed that Rahul Gandhi pushed an MP, and that MP fell on me due to which I fell and got injured. Rahul Gandhi has said about this that BJP MPs were stopping us from entering the Parliament, threatened and pushed us. Everything is captured on camera. Amidst this news of scuffle, the name of Pratap Sarangi is being discussed the most.

Know Pratap Sarangi

69-year-old Pratap Sarangi, who was a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) pracharak, is a second-time MP from Balasore Lok Sabha seat in Odisha. Pratap Sarangi was also made a Union Minister in the Modi government 2.0. However, his tenure as a Minister of State lasted only till 2021.

Pratap Sarangi was also in the news due to his simple life and unique style of campaigning. Former Union Minister Pratap Sarangi is also called the Modi of Odisha.

Reached Parliament by campaigning on a bicycle

Pratap Sarangi first came into the limelight when he defeated his billionaire rival in the electoral battle by campaigning on a bicycle. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP fielded Pratap Sarangi from the Balasore seat. Pratap was pitted against Biju Janata Dal (BJD)'s Rabindra Kumar Jena.

BJD candidate Jena had entered the fray as an outgoing MP. Pratap used to campaign against Arabati Rabindra on a bicycle and used to hold autorickshaw rallies. When the election results came, Pratap, who campaigned on a bicycle, outperformed the BJD candidate who campaigned with a convoy of luxury vehicles.

Made headlines with his first speech in Parliament

Pratap Sarangi came into the limelight with his first speech in Parliament. Sarangi gave an impressive speech using Hindi, Sanskrit and English. He had referred to verses from the Gita and the Vedas as well as verses from the Ramcharitmanas and said that the Congress should congratulate PM Modi by acknowledging the success of his first term.

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