New Delhi: Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday said that there is no question of apologising as he had mistakenly referred to President Droupadi Murmu as 'Rashtrapatni’.
He further said that the BJP is deliberately trying to make a mountain out of a molehill.
"There is no question of apologising. I had mistakenly said 'Rashtrapatni', now if you want to hang me for it, then you can...the ruling party, in a deliberate design, trying to make mountain out of a molehill," said Congress Chowdhury on his 'Rashtrapatni' remark.
Earlier, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday slammed the Congress and demanded an apology for maliciously targeting President Droupadi Murmu and said the country knows that the opposition party is "anti-tribal, anti-Dalit and anti-women”.
The Union Minister's remarks come after Lok Sabha MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury referred to President Droupadi Murmu as "Rashtrapatni”.
In Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman demanded an apology from Sonia Gandhi.
In Lok Sabha, Smriti Irani spoke on Adhir's remarks and sought an apology from him and Sonia Gandhi. BJP members were on their feet supporting her. (UNI)
