Mumbai, A political row erupted in Maharashtra on Tuesday after the state Congress dubbed Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar a "gungi gudiya" (mute doll), drawing a sharp backlash from the NCP, which questioned if the Opposition party now endorses the infamous insult once used against late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said the Congress should be ashamed of its remarks against Maharashtra's first woman deputy CM, and said it was an insult to women in the state.