<p>Lok Sabha was adjourned till 4 pm on Thursday amid noisy scenes as BJP members strongly protested against Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury referring to President Droupadi Murmu as 'rashtrapatni'.</p>.<p>As soon as the House met at 11 am, BJP members were up on their feet demanding an apology from Congress president Sonia Gandhi over Chowdhury's remark.</p>.<p>"The Congress leader has disrespected the President. The Congress cannot tolerate that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a poor tribal woman the Presidential candidate," Union Minister Smriti Irani said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/adhir-ranjan-chowdhurys-rashtrapatni-remark-stokes-controversy-bjp-demands-apology-1130826.html">Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's 'Rashtrapatni' remark stokes controversy, BJP demands apology</a></strong></p>.<p>Amid the furore, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla adjourned the proceedings of the House till 12 noon.</p>.<p>Similar scenes were witnessed when the House reassembled.</p>.<p>"Sonia Gandhi should apologise for Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remarks," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said amid the din.</p>.<p>Later, BJP member Rajendra Agarwal, who was in the Chair, adjourned the proceedings till 4 pm.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/bjp-accuses-congress-of-demeaning-president-droupadi-murmu-1130835.html">BJP accuses Congress of 'demeaning' President Droupadi Murmu</a></strong></p>.<p>Earlier, Irani said Murmu has become the target of the Congress' hatred.</p>.<p>"Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remark is anti-Adivasi, anti-poor and anti-woman," she said.</p>.<p>Targeting Gandhi, Irani alleged the Congress president "sanctioned humiliation" of a poor tribal woman who has occupied the highest constitutional post in the country.</p>.<p>"Sonia Gandhi, maafi maango (Sonia Gandhi, apologise). Your male leaders are disrespecting a poor tribal woman," the minister said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/parliament-monsoon-session-updates-live-opposition-agnipath-gst-narendra-modi-congress-crypto-economy-politics-1130798.html"><strong>Track live updates on Parliament here</strong></a></p>.<p>Such humiliation of Murmu will not be tolerated by the poor, tribals and women of the country, she added.</p>.<p>BJP MPs strongly supported Irani, inviting counter-protests from Congress members.</p>.<p>Chowdhury is the leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha and made the remark on Murmu while talking to the media during his party's protests over a host of issues.</p>.<p>Later, the Congress leader told reporters outside Parliament that referring to Murmu as 'rashtrapatni' was a "slip of the tongue" and accused the BJP of making a "mountain out of a molehill" over the issue.</p>.<p>The president is called 'rashtrapati' in Hindi</p>
<p>Lok Sabha was adjourned till 4 pm on Thursday amid noisy scenes as BJP members strongly protested against Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury referring to President Droupadi Murmu as 'rashtrapatni'.</p>.<p>As soon as the House met at 11 am, BJP members were up on their feet demanding an apology from Congress president Sonia Gandhi over Chowdhury's remark.</p>.<p>"The Congress leader has disrespected the President. The Congress cannot tolerate that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a poor tribal woman the Presidential candidate," Union Minister Smriti Irani said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/adhir-ranjan-chowdhurys-rashtrapatni-remark-stokes-controversy-bjp-demands-apology-1130826.html">Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's 'Rashtrapatni' remark stokes controversy, BJP demands apology</a></strong></p>.<p>Amid the furore, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla adjourned the proceedings of the House till 12 noon.</p>.<p>Similar scenes were witnessed when the House reassembled.</p>.<p>"Sonia Gandhi should apologise for Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remarks," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said amid the din.</p>.<p>Later, BJP member Rajendra Agarwal, who was in the Chair, adjourned the proceedings till 4 pm.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/bjp-accuses-congress-of-demeaning-president-droupadi-murmu-1130835.html">BJP accuses Congress of 'demeaning' President Droupadi Murmu</a></strong></p>.<p>Earlier, Irani said Murmu has become the target of the Congress' hatred.</p>.<p>"Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remark is anti-Adivasi, anti-poor and anti-woman," she said.</p>.<p>Targeting Gandhi, Irani alleged the Congress president "sanctioned humiliation" of a poor tribal woman who has occupied the highest constitutional post in the country.</p>.<p>"Sonia Gandhi, maafi maango (Sonia Gandhi, apologise). Your male leaders are disrespecting a poor tribal woman," the minister said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/parliament-monsoon-session-updates-live-opposition-agnipath-gst-narendra-modi-congress-crypto-economy-politics-1130798.html"><strong>Track live updates on Parliament here</strong></a></p>.<p>Such humiliation of Murmu will not be tolerated by the poor, tribals and women of the country, she added.</p>.<p>BJP MPs strongly supported Irani, inviting counter-protests from Congress members.</p>.<p>Chowdhury is the leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha and made the remark on Murmu while talking to the media during his party's protests over a host of issues.</p>.<p>Later, the Congress leader told reporters outside Parliament that referring to Murmu as 'rashtrapatni' was a "slip of the tongue" and accused the BJP of making a "mountain out of a molehill" over the issue.</p>.<p>The president is called 'rashtrapati' in Hindi</p>