Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has been added to the ‘injury list’ following a physical confrontation Thursday between MPs from the ruling party and those from the opposition.

In a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Mr Kharge said he was “pushed by BJP MPs… (and) forced to sit down on the ground”. “This inflicted (an) injury on my knees, which have undergone surgery.”

“Subsequently, Congress MPs brought me a chair and I was made to sit on it. With great difficulty, and with support from my colleagues, I limped to the House at 11 am,” Mr Kharge said.

The Congress leader – who has directed counterattacks at the BJP and Home Minister Amit Shah after the latter’s “Ambedkar is the fashion” quip in Parliament this week – called on Mr Birla to order an inquiry into the assault “not just on me… but also Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha”.