In a media interaction on Wednesday, Chowdhury had addressed India’s first woman tribal president Murmu as ‘national wife’. A controversy has started over this and BJP members in both the houses of Parliament created a ruckus over the matter. After the adjournment of the proceedings in the Lok Sabha, there was a scuffle between Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Union Minister Smriti Irani.
The BJP and government ministers have demanded an apology from Congress President Sonia Gandhi in this matter. When the Lok Sabha proceedings on the same issue were adjourned again shortly after 12 noon, Sonia Gandhi went to the seats of the ruling party and asked BJP MP Rama Devi why her name was being dragged into this controversy.
According to Rama Devi, Sonia asked him, “What is my mistake?”
While interacting with the media, Sitharaman alleged that Sonia Gandhi was talking to BJP members in a “threatening manner”. “You don’t talk to me,” Sonia told BJP MPs.