New Delhi: Former Congress National President Rahul Gandhi has said on Friday that he is firm on his remarks calling BJP MP Pragya Singh a terrorist in the Lok Sabha, and will not apologize for it. Asked about the BJP's demand for a motion of privilege against him, Rahul said he had no problem with this.
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He told the press people in the Parliament complex that Godse also used violence and Pragya also uses violence. Asked if he was firm on the statement that Pragya was called a terrorist, Gandhi said, "Yes." I stand by what I wrote on the tweet. Rahul Gandhi also said that Pragya has said what she believes in. It is noteworthy that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wrote in a tweet on Thursday about the objectionable statement made by Pragya in Lok Sabha that terrorist Pragya called terrorist Godse a patriot. It is a sad day in the history of the Parliament of India.
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During the uproar in the Lok Sabha on Friday on the statement of Pragya Thakur, BJP leader Nishikant Dubey said that Rahul Gandhi had described Pragya as a terrorist, hence Congress should also apologize for this comment. He also demanded a motion for breach of privilege against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
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