A senior Gujarat Police official today apologised before a Parliamentary committee following a privilege notice by a Lok Sabha member that she was allegedly manhandled while on way to attend a government function in the state.
Dahod SP Nipuna Torawane, who appeared before the Lok Sabha Privileges Committee along with district collector J M Luni and area DSP P J Sarang, is learnt to have apologised for the May 1 incident in which Congress MP Prabha Kishor Taviad was allegedly manhandled.
The Committee took oral evidence of Taviad and sought the version of the three district officials about the incident.
"After going through the verbatim proceedings, we will decide on the future course of action... Prima facie, the DSP is guilty. But the committee has to take a decision in the next meeting," said a member after today's meeting.
The Privileges Committee had decided to summon the SP, collector and the Deputy SP of Dahod district following complaint by Taviad that she was manhandled while on way to attend the Gujarat Divas celebrations on May 1.
Taviad had alleged in the Lok Sabha that she was manhandled by the state administration during the Gujarat Divas celebrations.
Another Congress MP Girija Vyas had also raised the issue on her behalf in the House claiming that police had dragged Taviad to a jeep as soon as she ventured out of her house for Gujarat Divas celebrations and was mistreated by them.
The Committee, meanwhile, could not discuss the privilege notice issued against activist Arvind Kejriwal for his alleged remarks against parliamentarians.
In their notices given in March, Congress MPs Jagdambika Pal and Sajjan Singh Verma had claimed that Kejriwal demeaned the institution of Parliament and its members by reportedly making derogatory remarks against them.
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