A group of BJP workers also staged a protest against remarks made by the TMC minister Akhil Giri on the President of India Droupadi Murmu.
The protesters, holding placards in their hands raised slogans against the minister and also burnt an effigy of him while criticising the TMC government
Akhil Giri made the objectionable remarks against the President of India on Friday while talking about West Bengal opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari following an incident of unrest in the BJP leader's Nandigram constituency over the Martyrs' Day event.
Akhil Giri made the objectionable remarks against the President of India on Friday while talking about West Bengal opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari following an incident of unrest in the BJP leader's Nandigram constituency over the Martyrs' Day event.
"This is an irresponsible comment and does NOT represent the views of @AITCofficial. We are extremely proud of the President of India, and hold her and her office in the highest regard," Saket Gokhale, an official spokesman with the TMC, said in a tweet on Saturday.
Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar arrived in Cambodia to attend the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit on Friday along with his spouse, Sudesh Dhankhar.
The Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar with a delegation on Friday emplaned for Cambodia to attend the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and the 17th East Asia Summit to be held in Phnom Penh on November 12th and 13th.
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday visited Lord Jagannath Temple and took part in the 'Mahaprasad' during her two-day visit to Odisha, said officials on Thursday.
PM Modi offered prayers to Guru Nanak Dev and also addressed the gathering on the occasion. Meanwhile, the Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar has greeted the nation on the eve of Guru Nanak Dev's birthday.
The President of India Droupadi Murmu Thursday presented the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the President's Bodyguard at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.