Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on July 29 hit out at Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s “rashtrapatni” remark.
In a tweet, Sarma said that the remark was an “assault on dignity of tribals and self-respect of women”.
The comment was also against the decorum of Indian polity, he added.
“The remarks by Congress MP @adhirrcinc on Mahamahim Smt Droupadi Murmu ji is an affront not only on the highest constitutional position of India, but also an assault on the dignity of tribals, self-respect of women and decorum of Indian polity,” Sarma, who is a senior BJP leader, tweeted.
“I condemn it,” chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma added.
The remarks by Congress MP @adhirrcinc on Mahamahim Smt Droupadi Murmu ji is an affront not only on the highest constitutional position of India, but also an assault on the dignity of tribals, self-respect of women and decorum of Indian polity. I condemn it.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 29, 2022
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had on July 27 referred to president Droupadi Murmu as “rashtrapatni” while speaking to media during a protest programme at New Delhi. Facing a barrage of criticism, he had later said that it was “slip of tongue”.
The matter had blown up into a major row as BJP accused Chowdhury of “hurling a deliberate sexist insult” at the president and demanded an apology from Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.
