PM Modi pulls up Giriraj Singh for Sonia Gandhi remark
Reports said Giriraj Singh broke down after being chided by the prime minister though Singh denied that he met PM Modi over the remarks or he broke down.
The Union Minister apologised for his comment in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Singh had triggered a controversy when he said that if former Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi had married a Nigerian lady and not a white-skinned woman like Sonia Gandhi, then Congress would not have accepted her leadership.
"I was not aiming to insult anyone. If my remarks have hurt anyone then I am apologising for it," Singh said in the Lok Sabha.
The second session of the Budget Session of the Parliament resumed on a stormy note as the Congress on Monday raised the issue of comments made by Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and Union Minister Giriraj Singh and demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's apology over the issue.
Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia raised the 'racist' comment on Sonia Gandhi's skin colour made by Union Minister Giriraj Singh and said: "The comments insult every women in this country. The remarks also insult every Indian and Nigerians."
"We want the PM to apologise....We seek the resignation of such ministers and MPs," he said.
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said: "The Prime Minister should speak on these issues."
Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said no one in government approved Giriraj Singh's remarks.
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