New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury on Tuesday defended her remarks on "civil disobedience" which she alleged is a "legitimate democratic tool" and not something new or controversial.

Speaking to ANI, Chowdhury said that civil disobedience is to challenge authorities who were suppressive and that it was a movement in history.

"I don't understand why this has become such a news item. Civil disobedience is not something I invented; it was brought by Mahatma Gandhi. It was the force that we used as a democratic process. It was to challenge the authorities who suppressed us. It was a movement in history," the Rajya Sabha MP said.

She emphasised that civil disobedience is an important instrument in a democracy, adding, "What ...