'Murma', 'Covid': Congress chief's gaffes on Presidents' names draw BJP fire
"Our jal, jungle and zameen need to be protected and hence we need to be united... They (BJP) say we made (Droupadi) Murma President, (Ram Nath) Covid (Kovind) President, but why? To steal our resources, our jungle, jal and zameen. Today, people like Adani and Ambani are occupying it," he said.BJP SLAMS ANTI-TRIBAL MINDSETThe BJP came down hard on the Congress chief, slamming him for the "anti-women, anti-Dalit, and anti-tribal" statement."The Congress president has used objectionable words against Draupadi Murmu. The entire tribal community is condemning this. He even used words like Covid for former president Ram Nath Kovind," BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia.Another spokesperson, Shehzad Poonawalla, said the remarks reflected the deep-seated hatred Congress had for the SC and ST community."The comment made by the Congress chief calling President Droupadi Murmu as Murma ji, Kovind ji as Covid ji, then saying that they are land grabbers, reflects the deep-seated hatred Congress has for the SC and ST community," he said."This is the kind of tradition Congress has shown towards constitutional positions. They have spared neither the Chief Justice of India, nor the Prime Minister nor the President," Poonawalla further said.'RASHTRAPATNI' REMARKThis is not the first time that the Congress has landed in trouble for using alleged derogatory remarks against the President. In 2022, while talking to reporters, senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury used the word "rashtrapatni" for President Murmu. It triggered a major political row, with the ruling BJP raising the issue in Parliament.Amid the uproar, Chowdhury said it was a mere slip of his tongue and he had the highest regard for the President. "This error occurred because my mother tongue is Bengali and I am not well-versed with Hindi," he had said.- EndsMust Watch
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