The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked Congress president to apologise to the country over her party leader's goonda remark on Army Chief General Bipin Rawat.
Union Minister Niramal Sitharaman slammed Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit for likening General Rawat to a 'sadak ka goonda' (a road-side goon) and said Sonia Gandhi should apologise for the shameful statement.
RAHUL GANDHI DISTANCES HIMSELF FROM DIKSHIT'S REMARK
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has distanced himself and the party from Dikshit's statement.
"The Army works for us, defends us. No politician need to make any comment against the Army and its chief. Nobody should play politics with the Army," Rahul said in Bengaluru where he re-launched Congress-run newspaper - National Herald.
SANDEEP DIKSHIT APOLOGISES
Facing flak for his controversial statement, Sandeep Dikshit tendered repeated apology, saying he shouldn't have used 'uncivilised' words to convey his message.
"It was in the context of the constant statements that the Army Chief has made with regard to the Army's preparation and Pakistan. I thought Indian Army chiefs normally don't make these statements and they have a different manner in which they approach. However, this was a separate issue. If I had to say something of this kind, there was a different language and manner in which I should have said it," the Congress leader said.
Dikshit had yesterday said General Rawat shouldn't make statements like a 'sadak ka goonda'.
Speaking to ANI, Dikshit had said, "It feels our army chief speaks like a roadside thug. While this is expected from Pakistan who are like the mafia, why does our own chief make such pronouncements?"
Source:-Indiatoday
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