A fight broke out in the Serbian parliament in the middle of a heated debate

The opposition wanted to discuss who was responsible for the accident that killed 15 people in the northern city of Novi Sad on November 1, while the ruling party, which has a majority in the Serbian parliament, demanded the adoption of a bill on the state budget for next year.

The opposition held up a banner with a red hand print reading “blood is on your hands”. The government responded with a banner accusing the opposition of wanting “war, while Serbia is working.”

Fights broke out when two sides tried to snatch each other’s banner.

The railway station, the main hub, was recently renovated as part of the Serbian-Chinese partnership.

Critics say corruption, poor oversight and inadequate construction work contributed to the tragedy.

The collapse sparked widespread anger at the government and protests, becoming a focal point of wider discontent with Serbia’s authoritarian rule.

Public demands for transparency are growing as the country pursues major infrastructure projects, mostly with Chinese state-owned companies.

Yesterday, the President of the Serbian Parliament, Ana Brnabić, accused the opposition of wanting to come to power by force with outside help.

“There is no indication, no grain of doubt that these are people who are well organized, who are quite well trained, and I believe well paid, to create chaos in Serbia and destabilize our country,” she said.

The autocratic president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said on Instagram that the “daily harassment” and “savage behavior” of the opposition will not be tolerated.

“I want to reassure the citizens and tell them that we will respond to their insolence, insolence and arrogance in the future with even more work. he said.

“Today they tried to make it impossible for pensioners to increase their pensions, for employees in the public sector to increase their salaries. It will not work.”

The leader of the opposition, Dragan Đilas, said that the Speaker of the Parliament “closed” the parliament by not allowing a debate on who is responsible for the tragedy.

“It started when she refused to put on the agenda the request of more than 80 members of the opposition for a debate on confidence in the government because of the murders and crimes in Novi Sad,” said Đilas.