Smriti Irani accuses Sonia Gandhi of sanctioning humiliation of Prez Murmu

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday hit out at the Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi who was present in the Lok Sabha and said that the latter sanctioned the humiliation of President Droupadi Murmu through male Congress leadersIn Rajya Sabha Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman demanded an apology from Sonia GandhiBJP MPs demanded an apology from Congress on Lok Sabha MP Adhir Chowdhurys Rashtrapatni remark against President Droupadi MurmuSonia Gandhi you sanctioned the humiliation of Droupadi Murmu Sonia ji sanctioned the humiliation of a woman in the highest constitutional post Sonia ji sanctioned the humiliation of a poor woman who ascends to the highest Office in this country You sanctioned the insult of every Indian citizen You through your male Congress workers and leaders continue to demean the Office of the President of India Apologies to the nation Sonia Gandhi apologies to the tribal poor and woman of the country said Irani in Lok SabhaAlso Read Shiv Sena seeks disqualification of 12 rebel Lok Sabha MPsMeanwhile Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary said that he had used the term Rashtrapatni for President Murmu by mistake and that the ruling party was deliberately trying to make a mountain out of a molehillThere is no question of apologising I had mistakenly said Rashtrapatni now if you want to hang me for it then you canthe ruling party in a deliberate design trying to make mountain out of a molehill said Congress Chowdhury on his Rashtrapatni remarkBJP MPs including Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday staged a protest at Parliament against Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhurys Rashtrapatni remark against President Droupadi Murmu demanding an apology from the Congress partyIt was a deliberate sexist insult Sonia Gandhi should apologise to the President of India and the country Finance Minister and BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman saidPreviously Congress leader Ajoy Kumar on Wednesday had said that President Droupadi Murmu represents a very evil philosophy of IndiaAjoy Kumar alleged the condition of scheduled castes in India had become worse and that Droupadi Murmu should not be used as an adivasi symbol by the ruling partyIts not about Droupadi Murmu Yashwant Sinha is also a good candidate and Murmu is also a decent person But she represents a very evil philosophy of India We should not make her a symbol of adivasi We have President Ram Nath Kovind and Hathras the gangrape and murder of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh happened Has he said a word The condition of scheduled castes has become worse Kumar saidThis 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