India, Oct. 27 -- Tensions between Punjab's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the opposition Congress boiled over on Tuesday after Congress MLAs were stopped from entering the legislative assembly premises.

The blockade triggered an altercation between AAP MLA Jasvir Singh Raja Gill and senior Congress MLAs, including Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, outside the gates.

The clash unfolded during a media briefing by health minister Dr Balbir Singh, who accused the opposition of deliberately disrupting his address to the press.

Inside the House, Bajwa protested the move during Question Hour. Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan clarified that no legislator, aside from those under active suspension, could be barred from the assembly.

Bajw...