Dehradun, Feb. 1 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly condemned remarks made by former Congress President Sonia Gandhi in Parliament, calling them an insult to the President. BJP State President and Rajya Sabha MP Mahendra Bhatt has demanded an immediate apology, stating that the President represents the pride of 125 crore Indians. He criticised the statement as reflecting the Congress party's feudal, anti-poor, and anti-tribal mindset.

Bhatt termed Sonia Gandhi's comments on President Droupadi Murmu's speech on the first day of the budget session as an affront to the entire nation. He asserted that referring to the head of the Indian Republic as a "poor lady" is a blatant insult to women's empowerment and the tribal communit...