Image showing TMC's Kalyan Banerjee juxtaposed with a picture of Jagdeep Dhankhar.
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TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee doubled down on the jabs directed at Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankhar, saying he would continue would the mimicry.
Speaking at an event in Srerampore, West Bengal, on Saturday, Banerjee said it was his 'fundamental right' to express his views and would 'do it a thousand times' if needed, India Today reported him say.
"I will keep doing the mimicry. It is an art form. If needed, I will do it a thousand times. I have all the fundamental rights to express my views. You can put me in jail. I will not step back," Banerjee said.
The TMC MP also criticised Dhankhar saying he was getting upset over a 'trivial issue'.
Banerjee's purported mimicry of Dhankhar outside the Parliament sparked a political slugfest, with both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu dialling Dhankhar to express their support.
Dhankhar also claimed it was an insult to his caste, and stated he would not bear an insult to his position in the House.
Banerjee, no stranger to controversy, had earlier locked horns with Dhankhar when he was the Governor of West Bengal.