Congress raises heat against Irani with MPs' protest in Parliament
The Congress on Friday stepped up its attack against Union minister Smriti Irani for having a face-off with Sonia Gandhi earlier in the lower house over Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's "rashtrapatni" remark and demanded action against her. (PTI)
It was not a slip of tongue. If you watch the clip, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury clearly (referred to President Murmu as) 'Rashtrapati' twice, then he corrected himself to say 'Rashtrapatni.' Such matters should not be taken lightly: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju (ANI)
Congress leaders raise slogans against the ruling government in front of the Gandhi statue, a day after an alleged face-off between the party's interim President Sonia Gandhi and Union Minister Smriti Irani in the parliament. (ANI)
Both Houses adjourned till 11 am on August 1 amid uproar
Proceedings in both Houses resume
Rajya Sabha also adjourned till noon amid uproar
Rajya Sabha proceedings under way
Lok Sabha adjourns till noon, minutes after beginning for the day amid uproar
Parliament proceedings for the Monsoon Session begins
BJP deliberately targeting Sonia to avoid discussions on price rise, inflation, alleges Kharge
Adhir Chowdhury has apologised for his remark. Even after that BJP is demanding an apology from Sonia Gandhi, raising slogans against her. They are doing this deliberately so that they don't have to discuss issues like price rise and inflation: Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge. (ANI)
RJD MP Manoj Kumar gives zero-hour notice in Rajya Sabha on the issue of 'mental healthcare in India'
Congress Lok Sabha MPs to hold meeting today
All the Lok Sabha MPs of the Congress Parliamentary Party will be holdinga meeting in Parliament House today. (ANI)
Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Kumar gives zero-hour notice on the issue of "surge in Indian money held in Swiss banks".
Adhir's 'rashtrapatni' remark no slip of tongue, was deliberate: BJP's tribal leaders
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's use of the term 'rashtrapatni' for President Droupadi Murmu was deliberate, the BJP said on Thursday, rejecting his assertion that it was a slip of the tongue and insisting on an apology from his party.
Chowdhury's clarification was even "more objectionable" as he has tried to make light of the remark, Union minister Kiren Rijiju told reporters at a BJP press conference.
The BJP fielded six of its tribal leaders, including three Union ministers, to attack the Congress over the issue on a day its women leaders protested in both Houses of Parliament against Chowdhury's comment. The party also targeted Congress president Sonia Gandhi following her face-off with Union minister Smriti Irani in the Lok Sabha.
Youth Cong protest outside Irani's residence over 'misbehavior' with Sonia Gandhi in Parliament
Indian Youth Congress on Thursday staged a protest outside the residence of Union minister Smriti Irani over her alleged "misbehavior" with Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Parliament, a statement said.
Several IYC leaders and workers holding placards took part in the protest and raised slogans, it said.
"Union Minister Smriti Irani behaved indecently and abusively in Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Parliament witnessed BJP's hooliganism and their MPs have insulted crores of women of the country along with Sonia Gandhi," IYC president, Srinivas BV said.
'Rashtrapatni' remark row: 'Deliberate sexist insult', alleges BJP, demands apology; Adhir says will apologise to Prez, not to 'hypocrites'
A major political row broke out on Thursday over Congress leader Adhir Ranjan 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 Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.
In his defence, Chowdhury, who is the leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, said he never intended to disrespect the President and his 'rashtrapatni' remark was a "slip of the tongue".