- the intruders who jumped inside the Lok Sabha from the visitors’ gallery in a huge security breach in Parliament had their passes from Pratap Simha, a BJP MP from Mysuru.
- BJP MP Pratap Simha informed the Lok Sabha Speaker that he did not have any information about the intruders.
- 47-year-old Pratap Simha represents the Mysore-Kodagu constituency in the Lok Sabha and won both the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
- A staunch proponent of Hindutva, Pratap Simha was against the government’s decision to celebrate Tipu Sultan’s birthday.
- Pratap Simha drew the ire of animal lovers as he said that dog lovers would understand the menace of stray dogs once their children are bitten.
- Another controversial statement Pratap Simha gave was on dome-shaped bus stations as he threatened to demolish them for their mosque-like look.
Sagar and Manoranjan D who jumped inside the Lok Sabha from the visitors’ gallery on Wednesday in a huge security breach in Parliament had their passes from Pratap Simha, a BJP MP from Mysuru. When a Parliament member issues such a pass to individuals, they have to give an undertaking that they know the person. Pratap Simha has been drawing flak after the visitors’ pass recovered from the intruders revealed his name. Though he did not issue any statement on his connection with the two intruders, he briefed the Lok Sabha Speaker that the father of one of them belonged to his constituency and sought a visitor’s pass.
Pratap Simha informed the Speaker that he had no additional information about the intruders. One of them, Manoranjan D, was in constant touch with Simha’s PA to get the visitor’s pass for him and his friend Sagar.
47-year-old BJP MP Pratap Simha represents the Mysore-Kodagu constituency in the Lok Sabha. He is a popular BJP leader in Mysuru and won both the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The journalist-turned-politician made his political debut in the 2014 election before which he was working with Kannada Prabha. In 2015, Pratap Simha was appointed as a Press Council of India member.
A staunch proponent of Hindutva, Pratap Simha was against the government’s decision to celebrate Tipu Sultan’s birthday as he said Tipu Sultan could only be a role model for the Islamists.
Early this year, Pratap Simha drew the ire of animal lovers as he said that dog lovers would understand the menace of stray dogs once their children are bitten. Stray dogs should be eliminated without any compassion.
Another controversial statement Pratap Simha gave was on dome-shaped bus stations as he threatened to demolish them for their mosque-like look.
Pratap Simha’s office said MPs generally keep such requests from the people of their constituencies.
(With inputs from agencies)
