New Delhi: Congress leader Ajay Rai on Tuesday (December 20) said that he will not apologize to Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani for his comments and insisted that his language was not unparliamentary. Rai’s statement comes after he faced backlash for his remarks on Irani.
Rai told ANI, “I did not intend to insult anyone. This is our colloquial language, which means someone suddenly appears and says something and then disappears. This is not unparliamentary language.” So why should I apologise.”
Ajay Rai on Monday (December 19) made controversial remarks against Union Minister and Amethi Lok Sabha MP Smriti Irani. Talking to the media in Sonbhadra, UP Congress leader Ajay Rai said that the Gandhi family does development work in Amethi, Smriti Irani comes and returns with a bang. Rai’s remarks did not go down well with the BJP as the saffron party condemned the shocking remarks made by the Congress leader.
“Rahul Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi, they contested on this seat (Amethi). They did development work including setting up of many factories including BHEL…. Now more than half of the factories are closed, only Smriti Irani comes and He walks away with jerks.”
Rai also said today that Congress workers and people of Amethi want Rahul Gandhi to contest from this seat once again in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.