BJP MP Tejasvi Surya moved a breach of privilege motion against four officers of Bengal police on Monday for allegedly physically assaulting him and two other MPs on October 8 at a protest march to the state secretariat that the youth wing of the BJP had organised.

“The police threw crude bombs at us, attempting to murder activists and MPs…a gross violation of the privileges of the MPs has been committed,” Surya, also the national president of the youth wing, said during a news conference at Delhi on Monday.

The motion names four police officers, including Anuj Sharma, the commissioner of Calcutta Police and Kunal Agarwal, the commissioner of Howrah Police Commissionerate, as perpetrators.

Surya said that a representation has been submitted to Om Birla, the Lok Sabha Speaker.

“He promised us that he will consider our plea (the breach of privilege motion) and will forward our representation to the privileges committee for further appropriate action,” Surya added.

For efficient discharge of their functions, MPs enjoy certain privileges and immunities. When such rights and immunities are disregarded, it is an offence under the law of the Parliament and is called a breach of privilege. Any member from either House can move a notice in form of a motion against the person or group responsible for the breach.

Surya said that after the march was over, he visited the Jorasanko police station with MPs Nisith Pramanik and Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato, to file a complaint for attempt to murder MPs. He alleged his complaint wasn’t registered and all three of them were manhandled by the police.

“On the same day, Locket Chatterjee, a female MP, faced police brutality,” he added.