Lok Sabha will function only after Sonia Gandhi apologises for Congress MP's remark on President: BJP leader

PTI

New Delhi, July 29

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday said the Lok Sabha would function only after Congress president Sonia Gandhi apologised for party MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remark against the President.

A political row broke out on Thursday over Chowdhury's ‘rashtrapatni’ remark with the BJP launching an all-out offensive against the opposition party, accusing Chowdhury of hurling a “deliberate sexist insult” at President Droupadi Murmu and demanding an apology from the Congress chief.

Chowdhury, who is the leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, said he never intended to disrespect the President and his 'rashtrapatni' remark was a “slip of the tongue”.

In a series of tweets, Dubey said, "The BJP wouldn’t tolerate the insult of the tribal community. Lok Sabha will only function after the apology of Mrs Gandhi."

Dubey said the Congress had a history of misusing democracy and Parliament.

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