New Delhi, July 23 -- A direct face-off broke out between NDA and INDIA bloc MPs inside the Parliament premises on Thursday, as both sides staged simultaneous demonstrations over separate issues at Makar Dwar.

While Opposition members protested against Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the NEET paper leak controversy, NDA parliamentarians demonstrated against the oppposition's rigid stance on not discussing the issue in Parliament and accusing them of spreading fake news.

Tensions flared when CPI(M) MP John Brittas was seen pulling a poster from the hands of BJP leader Arun Singh. With MPs from both camps standing face-to-face, Parliament security personnel stepped in and formed a human chain to keep the two groups apart. ...