New Delhi: As the BJP continues to demand an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks in London on democracy in India, party MP Shashi Tharoor said that Gandhi has not said anything that requires an apology.
Tharoor further said that Rahul Gandhi expressed concern about the state of democracy and attacks on it by the practices of the ruling government.
"Rahul Gandhi hasn't said anything that requires an apology. He expressed concern about the state of our democracy and attacks on it by the practices of the ruling government," he said. The Congress MP said this is nothing what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said in foreign countries.
"This is milder than what PM Narendra Modi has said in foreign countries. He has constantly attacked the Congress party, the previous government, and alleged lack of progress before he came to power. This kind of discourse abroad was initiated by PM Modi, not by Congress," he added. Lok Sabha MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that the Centre should apologise not Rahul Gandhi.
"Government doesn't want to run the Parliament. Has it ever been witnessed that all the members of a party in power create a ruckus to halt the Parliament? Why should Rahul Gandhi apologise? Instead, they (Centre) should apologise," he said. (ANI)
