Parliament Highlights: Both Houses adjourned till 11 am on August 1 amid uproar
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. Congress accused BJP MPs of subjecting Sonia to "verbal assault" in the Lok Sabha.
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)
08:4429 Jul 2022
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)
07:2629 Jul 2022
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)
06:4029 Jul 2022
Both Houses adjourned till 11 am on August 1 amid uproar