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Maharashtra Speaker seeks apology over Congress remark on Sunetra Pawar
Maharashtra Speaker seeks apology over Congress remark on Sunetra Pawar
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar called Congress’s use of “gungi gudiya” against Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar unfortunate and sought a genuine apology. The Maharashtra Congress posted the phrase in a video…
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Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar called Congress’s use of “gungi gudiya” against Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar unfortunate and sought a genuine apology. The Maharashtra Congress posted the phrase in a video after NCP leader Dhananjay Munde reportedly shielded Pawar from a question on law and order in Beed district.
NCP workers protested outside the Congress office in Mumbai, where police detained some protesters and tightened security. Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal later called the post regrettable and blamed miscommunication, after initially defending it as a comment on public conduct. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde also criticised the remark, The Hindu reports.
The Indian Opinion
Calling an elected woman “gungi gudiya” is plainly personal and weakens scrutiny of the Beed law-and-order issue. Congress’s shifting explanation makes the controversy harder to dismiss as a simple misunderstanding, while attempts to enter its office turn offence into street confrontation. The fair test is straightforward: will Congress issue a clear apology, and will the government answer the original questions about Beed without using the row as a distraction?
Source: thehindu.com
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