New Delhi, May 5 -- Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi has sought an apology from Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on 5 May for making a "derogatory" remark against women during a panchayat election rally.

In a post on X, Gaurav Gogoi, the Deputy Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha, said, "Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's allegation that women of Assam would compromise to secure a job is disgraceful."

"The fact that the chief minister makes this statement at a political rally during the ongoing panchayat elections marks a new low for the political discourse in Assam," the Congress MP said on Sunday night.

"Assamese women are highly respected and empowered in the society," he added. "From the days of the freedom struggle to the pr...