Jaipur/IBNS, Feb. 21 -- The Rajasthan Assembly witnessed an uproar on Friday after a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister took a jibe at Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during which he referred to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as "aapki dadi" (your grandmother).

While answering a question on hostels for working women, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Avinash Gehlot pointed to the members of the opposition and said, "In the 2023-24 budget also, like always, you named the scheme after your 'dadi'".

The comment triggered slogan-shouting and a demand for an apology by Congress MLAs.

He demanded that the statement be struck from the record as several Congress MLAs began sloganeering and h...