New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari on Tuesday alleged that the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, manhandled a woman journalist while she was covering a protest on October 12, claiming that she was injured and hospitalised following the incident.

Speaking to reporters, Bhandari alleged, "You all saw the video showing how Rahul Gandhi shoved a female journalist, using his elbow and grabbing her, causing her to fall; her condition became so serious that she is currently hospitalised. We went to visit her, and she told us that Rahul Gandhi himself grabbed her by the shoulder, yanked her, and threw her to the ground. She wasn't even asking him questions; she was simply covering the protest."

He further...