Reacting to Congress MP Manish Tewari's remarks that Budget is "as useless a ritual as the President address", BJP MP Deepak Prakash accused the Congress leaders of being mentally bankrupt and called the budget the "symbol of the aspirations of 140 crore Indians."
On Friday, a controversy erupted over Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's remarks pertaining to President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of two Houses of Parliament.
Manohar Lal said that the Haryana government has filed a complaint in the Sonipat court and added that the Election Commission will also take appropriate action in response to the remarks from Kejriwal.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday strongly criticised Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi for her "poor thing" remark against President Droupadi Murmu and said that this was attack on 'tribal pride':
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over their remarks on President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of two Houses of Parliament, saying the remarks of are an insult to the "tribal brothers and sisters" of the country.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday strongly criticized Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi for her remarks against President Droupadi Murmu and her speech.
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Friday said that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal is going to lose his seat in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. Her remarks followed a challenge from Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit, who asked Kejriwal to publicly answer questions at
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday criticised Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for her remarks pertaining to President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of two Houses of Parliament and said such remarks reflect poorly on the opposition party's leadership.
While reacting to President Murmu's address to the joint session of the Parliament, Sonia Gandhi told reporters, "The President was getting very tired by the end...She could hardly speak, poor thing."
The Rashtrapati Bhavan also clarified that President Droupadi Murmu was "not tired at any point", adding that President believes speaking up for the marginalized communities, for women and farmers can "never be tiring".
Bharatiya Janata Party has slammed Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi for her remarks calling President Droupadi Murmu "poor thing". The ruling party at the Centre said that the remarks showed the "elitist, anti-poor and anti-tribal nature of the Congress."