The Latest Breaking News from Sonia Gandhi

On April 21, 1997, in his reply to a motion of confidence debate in the Lok Sabha, prime minister HD Deve Gowda expressed anguish over being called “nikamma” by then Congress president Sitaram Kesari.

Mallikarjun Kharge also demanded Ministers should tender their apology for violating conventions of the House.

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People are furious and enraged over this horrible act by the Minister. They have demanded an apology from Smriti Irani. Read more on Dynamite News:

What transpired in the meeting between the Home Minister and President Murmu is not known immediately

Here are the updates from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha during day 10 of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament

Leader of Congress party in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary said his reference to President Murmu as ‘Rashtrapatni’ was a slip of the tongue and the BJP was trying to make a mountain out of a molehill

“Deeply insulting, sexist and constitute an attempt to humiliate the Hon’ble President”, reads joint statement of NCW and 13 state women’s commissions

Competing versions of BJP and Congress leaders as to what transpired in the LS between Ms Gandhi and Ms Irani

The Congress leader Chowdhury had referred to the President as 'Rashtrapatni' irking the ruling party members and drawing criticism. Read more on Dynamite News:

"There is no question of apologising. I had mistakenly said 'Rashtrapatni', now if you want to hang me for it, then you can...the ruling party, in a deliberate design, trying to make mountain out of a molehill," said Congress Chowdhury on his 'Rashtrapatni' remark. Read further on Dynamite News: