New Delhi/IBNS, Jan. 31 -- Congress MP Sonia Gandhi's reference to president Droupadi Murmu as a "poor thing" has stirred a massive row with strong condemnation from the ruling party members heating up the political battle right on day one of parliament's budget session.

Sonia was accompanied by her children, Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra while making the comment.

Countering the BJP, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi posted on X, "Smt. Sonia Gandhi's empathy for Hon'ble President Draupadi Murmu ji's health cannot be digested by the men in BJP. Every person in India has respect and empathy for the President.

"Will the BJP answer for the disrespect shown to President Murmu when she was not invited to the inauguration of the ...