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."
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi's reaction to President Droupadi Murmu's address to the Joint session of the Parliament on Friday stoked controversy. She said that the president "could hardly speak, poor thing."
Taking to X, Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, "The statement by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on the Mahakumbh is unprecedented and reflects a deeply troubling mindset against Sanatan Dharma. I believe this is the official stance of the Congress party led by Rahul Gandhi. But let me ask
As Congress commemorate 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi's presidency in Belagavi, Karnataka Assembly LoP, R Ashoka calls Congress a "duplicate" Congress using the name of the real 'Gandhi' and accused of looted money from state getting used in Belagavi.
Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party, on Wednesday inaugurated the new Congress headquarters 'Indira Bhawan' in a cherished moment for the party that was founded in 1885.
The 'Indira Bhawan' was inaugurated by Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, MP Rahul Gandhi and other prominent leaders of the party were also present there.
The Congress flag was ceremoniously hoisted at the newly established headquarters of the party, in the presence of notable figures including party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, LoP Rahul Gandhi, along with other distinguished leaders of the party.
Union Minister and Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party president G Kishan Reddy on Friday claimed that the Congress government in Telangana has not fulfilled a single guarantee out of six guarantees that the party made during the assembly elections.