Ruckus in Lok Sabha after Congress leader refers to President as 'Rashtrapatni'

The Lok Sabha on Thursday witnessed noisy scenes after BJP members strongly protested against Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remark on President Droupadi Murmu.

As soon as the House met at 11 am, Union Minister Smriti Irani accused Chowdhury of disrespecting Murmu by calling her 'Rashtrapatni'.

Irani claimed that Chowdhury has disrespected the entire tribal community, women, poor and the downtrodden by his remark.

Irani claimed that such humiliation of Murmu will not be tolerated by the poor, tribals and women of the country.

BJP MPs strongly supported Irani, inviting counter protests from Congress members.

As the turmoil continued, Speaker Om Birla adjourned the House till 12 noon.

Chowdhury is the leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha and used the remark while talking to the media during his party's protests over a host of issues.

The Congress leader on Thursday said he never intended to disrespect the President of India and had inadvertently used a word while talking to the media.He also accused the ruling BJP of making a mountain out of a molehill.

The President is called "rashtrapati" in Hindi.

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