Shimla, April 5 -- The Himachal Pradesh Congress unit staged a statewide protest against BJP Rajya Sabha MP Anurag Thakur on Friday, demanding an apology for what they termed as "derogatory and indecent" remarks made against the Congress leadership during a debate on the Waqf Bill in the Lok Sabha.

Leading the protest outside the district deputy commissioner's office, state Congress president and former MP Pratibha Singh condemned Anurag Thakur's comments, particularly targeting All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge and other senior leaders. "Anurag Thakur will have to apologise for the indecent comments and false allegations that he made against Kharge and other national leaders in the Parliament. Until he apo...