Rahul Gandhi hasn't said anything that requires an apology: Shashi Tharoor

As the BJP continues to demand an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks in London on democracy in India party MP Shashi Tharoor said that Gandhi has not said anything that requires an apologyTharoor further said that Rahul Gandhi expressed concern about the state of democracy and attacks on it by the practices of the ruling governmentRahul Gandhi hasnt said anything that requires an apology He expressed concern about the state of our democracy and attacks on it by the practices of the ruling government he saidThe Congress MP said this is nothing what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said in foreign countriesThis is milder than what PM Narendra Modi has said in foreign countries He has constantly attacked the Congress party the previous government and alleged lack of progress before he came to power This kind of discourse abroad was initiated by PM Modi not by Congress he addedLok Sabha MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that the Centre should apologise not Rahul GandhiGovernment doesnt want to run the Parliament Has it ever been witnessed that all the members of a party in power create a ruckus to halt the Parliament Why should Rahul Gandhi apologise Instead they Centre should apologise he saidFor the second consecutive day on Tuesday the Rajya Sabha faced adjournment amid pandemonium as treasury benches sought an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while the opposition kept on demanding a probe into the Adani Group by a Joint Parliamentary CommitteeThe ruckus started almost an hour after the proceedings which included the tabling of papers and participation of members in a discussion on RRRs Naatu Naatu song and short film The Elephant Whisperers on winning the prestigious Oscar AwardAlso readDrunk TTE allegedly urinates on womans head inside train heldRahul Gandhis remarks at his alma mater Cambridge University that Indian democracy is under attack and several politicians including himself are under surveillance have become the latest flashpoint between the Congress and the BJP The BJP has accused him of defaming the country abroad after repeated electoral defeatsWhile addressing a lecture at Cambridge University in London Rahul Gandhi has said Everybody knows and its been in the news a lot that Indian democracy is under pressure and under attack I am an Opposition leader in India we are navigating that Opposition space The institutional framework which is required for a democracy Parliament free press the judiciary just the idea of mobilisation moving around all are getting constrained So we are facing an attack on the basic structure of Indian democracyThe secondhalf of the Budget session has resumed from Monday after a monthlong recessThe first half of the Budget session also faced repeated disruptions and adjournments due to protest by the Opposition and demand for JPC probe in the Adani issueThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever