Amid the BJP demands for an apology from him over his remarks in Alwar, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday sain in Rajya Sabha that he made the remarks outside the House and there was no need to discuss them.
"I didn't intend to insult anyone. It's our colloquial language which means that somebody suddenly appears, says something and then disappears," said the Congress leader.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha District President Pushpa Singh on Tuesday filed a complaint against Congress' Ajay Rai for his objectionable remark against Union Minister Smriti Irani in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.
After Congress leader Ajay Rai refused to apologise for saying 'latka-jhatka' which is argues that it is a "common phrase", Union Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday said that using such a bad phrase is not the culture or tradition of Varanasi adding that it might be a mirror of Congress's poli
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday took cognizance of the Congress leader Ajay Rai's misogynistic remark against Union Minister Smriti Irani
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday enjoyed a millet lunch at Parliament along with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other MPs.
After Congress leader Ajay Rai stoked fresh controversy over his "latke-jhatke" remark about Smriti Irani, the Union Minister on Tuesday asked if such "indecent" statements are made to "please" the Gandhi family.
"The fact that we have partnerships with both countries makes us - of course leaves us not wanting to see a war of words between India and Pakistan. We would like to see constructive dialogue between India and Pakistan. We think that is for the betterment of the Pakistani people, for the
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday, while reacting to the Opposition's walkout in the Rajya Sabha after the Chair rejected demands for a debate on Chinese incursion on the borders, said that India's jawans should not be criticised directly or indirectly.
Masood on Monday told reporters, "The government should clarify which literature has been found wrong and where. Earlier also they targeted madrasas and got it investigated. Do they find anything in it? Get it done again but also investigate the Saraswati Shishu Mandir."