India, Feb. 2 -- Bharatiya Janata Party's nominated member C Sadanandan Master removed his prosthetic legs and kept them on display on the table in the Rajya Sabha on Monday to make a point about political violence, triggering loud protests by CPM leaders who said displaying any item in the House violated the rules.

Sadanandan Master, who was initiating the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of Parliament, said he wanted to show the nation and people what democracy is.

"Those who were roaring about democracy committed an attack upon me 31 years ago in Kerala. I was returning home when organised criminals caught me from behind, put me down on the road and cut my legs, shouting In...