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<p>The Congress will vehemently raise the issue of electoral bonds in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/petition-in-supreme-court-seeks-probe-into-lok-sabha-election-results-263431">Lok Sabha</a> today for which party is even likely to stage a walk-out if they were not allowed to have a detailed discussion on it, told top-notch sources from the party.</p>

<p>Sources from Congress Parliamentary Strategy meeting told that the party has reached out to the Opposition parties for devising a floor strategy to corner the Narendra Modi-led government over the same.</p>

<p>"We will not let the issue of electoral bonds die down. We will make the government answerable. Reaching out to opposition parties to build a floor strategy against the government, we want a detailed discussion on it," said the source.</p>

<p>"If the government doesn't allow discussion on the issue of electoral bonds, Congress to stage a walkout. Congress will also hold a protest at the Gandhi statue," it said.</p>

<p>The issue will be raised by Congress MP <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news?page=2266">Manish Tewari</a> in the Standing Committee on Finance set to meet at 3 pm today.<br />
Congress party has given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha on Thursday over "lack of transparency in the entire scheme of electoral bonds".</p>

<p>The adjournment motion is an extraordinary procedure which, if admitted, leads to setting aside the normal business of the House for discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance.</p>

<p>Yesterday, Congress leader <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/new-delhi-all-party-meeting-begins-ahead-of-parliaments-winter-session-262684">Ghulam Nabi Azad </a>hit out at the BJP government at the Centre over the electoral bond scheme.<br />
Speaking at a press conference, Azad had said, "To issue electoral bond scheme was a conspiracy.&nbsp;It was based on the premise that the donor who gives money need not disclose his identity. The political party is also not liable to disclose the identity of the donor."</p>

<p>"This was opposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which has stated that this scheme will lead to the encouragement of money laundering," Azad had said.</p>

<p>"In this scheme, it is not disclosed who gives fund to a political party. The money could be donated from a fraudster or even a terrorist," the Congress leader said while criticising the electoral bond scheme.</p>

<p>Electoral bonds may be purchased by a person, who is a citizen of India or incorporated or established in India. A person being an individual can buy electoral bonds, either singly or jointly with other individuals.</p>

<p>Only the political parties registered under <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/bjp-demands-action-against-parties-boycotting-jk-local-body-polls-168425">Section 29A</a> of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) and which secured not less than one per cent of the votes polled in the last general election to the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly of the state shall be eligible to receive the electoral bonds.</p>

<p>The bonds shall be encashed by an eligible political party only through a bank account with the authorised bank.</p>


The Congress will vehemently raise the issue of electoral bonds in Lok Sabha today for which party is even likely to stage a walk-out if they were not allowed to have a detailed discussion on it, told top-notch sources from the party.

The Congress will vehemently raise the issue of electoral bonds in Lok Sabha today for which party is even likely to stage a walk-out if they were not allowed to have a detailed discussion on it, told top-notch sources from the party. Sources from Congress Parliamentary Strategy meeting told that the party has reached out to the Opposition parties for devising a floor strategy to corner the Narendra Modi-led government over the same. "We will not let the issue of electoral bonds die down. We will make the government answerable. Reaching out to opposition parties to build a floor strategy against the government, we want a detailed discussion on it," said the source. "If the government doesn't allow discussion on the issue of electoral bonds, Congress to stage a walkout. Congress will also hold a protest at the Gandhi statue," it said. The issue will be raised by Congress MP Manish Tewari in the Standing Committee on Finance set to meet at 3 pm today. Congress party has given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha on Thursday over "lack of transparency in the entire scheme of electoral bonds". The adjournment motion is an extraordinary procedure which, if admitted, leads to setting aside the normal business of the House for discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance. Yesterday, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad hit out at the BJP government at the Centre over the electoral bond scheme. Speaking at a press conference, Azad had said, "To issue electoral bond scheme was a conspiracy. It was based on the premise that the donor who gives money need not disclose his identity. The political party is also not liable to disclose the identity of the donor." "This was opposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which has stated that this scheme will lead to the encouragement of money laundering," Azad had said. "In this scheme, it is not disclosed who gives fund to a political party. The money could be donated from a fraudster or even a terrorist," the Congress leader said while criticising the electoral bond scheme. Electoral bonds may be purchased by a person, who is a citizen of India or incorporated or established in India. A person being an individual can buy electoral bonds, either singly or jointly with other individuals. Only the political parties registered under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) and which secured not less than one per cent of the votes polled in the last general election to the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly of the state shall be eligible to receive the electoral bonds. The bonds shall be encashed by an eligible political party only through a bank account with the authorised bank.

Congress to stage walk-out from Lok Sabha if not allowed to discuss electoral bonds

<p>With just a day left for the<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/union-budget-2019-bjps-vijay-goel-urges-opposition-not-to-stall-bills-during-budget-session-194036"> Budget Session of Parliament</a> to begin, Congress party has yet to appoint its Leader in the Lok Sabha.</p>

<p>Earlier there were talks that Rahul Gandhi, who is <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-general-elections-2019/with-rahul-gandhi-firm-on-quitting-as-party-chief-congress-working-committee-to-meet-again-this-week-222138">reluctant to continue as Congress president </a>after the party's drubbing the polls, will be taking charge of the grand old party's attack on the government in the lower House.</p>

<p>&nbsp;With the party ruling out his discontinuation from his post, the speculations have died down creating further suspense on who would be the new leader.</p>

<p>With the defeat in the Lok Sabha elections of senior party leader Mallikarjun Kharge's, who led Congress in the 16th Lok Sabha, the party is looking for a leader with excellent command over Hindi and English language, besides being loyal to the Gandhi family.</p>

<p>Sources in the party said former Union Ministers Manish Tewari, Shashi Tharoor, West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary and Kerala unit working president K Suresh are among the front runners for the job.</p>

<p>Chances run high for Shashi Tharoor (Thiruvananthapuram MP), K Suresh (Mavelikkara) and Manish Tewari (Anandpur Sahib) since the Congress has secured most of the seats in Kerala, Punjab and Tamil Nadu, the states this leader hail from.</p>

<p>While Tharoor's impeccable English and a mild command over Hindi goes in his favour, his name in the Sunanda Pushkar case creates a hurdle in his path.</p>

<p>&nbsp;K Suresh, another figure from Kerala, is a Dalit and a long-time party loyal but his inability to speak Hindi and poor English speaking skill is somewhere he lacks behind.</p>

<p>Manish Tewari is leading the race with his equal authority over Hindi and English and his image as an excellent spokesperson. "Tewari" title tagged to his name may also help him get the job. Tewari, a product of student politics, was made Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology during the second term of UPA rule.</p>

<p>Congress' top leadership was reportedly unhappy for some time after he refused to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections but he made a comeback as a spokesman. Meanwhile, Chaudhary and K Suresh have been instructed to attend the all-party meet on Sunday.</p>

<p>India's oldest party has to appoint leader and deputy leader of the party, main whip along with two other whips in the Lok Sabha in a period of 24 hours.</p>

<p>Congress has so far maintained that it will appoint the leader with time. The party faces an uphill task of balancing north-south mathematics in these appointments.</p>


With just a day left for the Budget Session of Parliament to begin, Congress party has yet to appoint its Leader in the Lok Sabha. Earlier there were talks that Rahul Gandhi, who is reluctant to continue as Congress president after the party's drubbing the polls, will be taking charge of the grand old party's attack on the government in the lower House.

With just a day left for the Budget Session of Parliament to begin, Congress party has yet to appoint its Leader in the Lok Sabha. Earlier there were talks that Rahul Gandhi, who is reluctant to continue as Congress president after the party's drubbing the polls, will be taking charge of the grand old party's attack on the government in the lower House. With the party ruling out his discontinuation from his post, the speculations have died down creating further suspense on who would be the new leader. With the defeat in the Lok Sabha elections of senior party leader Mallikarjun Kharge's, who led Congress in the 16th Lok Sabha, the party is looking for a leader with excellent command over Hindi and English language, besides being loyal to the Gandhi family. Sources in the party said former Union Ministers Manish Tewari, Shashi Tharoor, West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary and Kerala unit working president K Suresh are among the front runners for the job. Chances run high for Shashi Tharoor (Thiruvananthapuram MP), K Suresh (Mavelikkara) and Manish Tewari (Anandpur Sahib) since the Congress has secured most of the seats in Kerala, Punjab and Tamil Nadu, the states this leader hail from. While Tharoor's impeccable English and a mild command over Hindi goes in his favour, his name in the Sunanda Pushkar case creates a hurdle in his path. K Suresh, another figure from Kerala, is a Dalit and a long-time party loyal but his inability to speak Hindi and poor English speaking skill is somewhere he lacks behind. Manish Tewari is leading the race with his equal authority over Hindi and English and his image as an excellent spokesperson. "Tewari" title tagged to his name may also help him get the job. Tewari, a product of student politics, was made Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology during the second term of UPA rule. Congress' top leadership was reportedly unhappy for some time after he refused to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections but he made a comeback as a spokesman. Meanwhile, Chaudhary and K Suresh have been instructed to attend the all-party meet on Sunday. India's oldest party has to appoint leader and deputy leader of the party, main whip along with two other whips in the Lok Sabha in a period of 24 hours. Congress has so far maintained that it will appoint the leader with time. The party faces an uphill task of balancing north-south mathematics in these appointments.

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<p>Congress leader Manish Tewari on Tuesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for demonetisation and introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).</p>

<p>In a tweet on Tuesday morning, Tewari, in a reference to Christmas, said while the Santa Claus gives people gifts during this time, in India an old man removed money from people&#39;s pockets.</p>

<p>&quot;All over the world at this time an old man with a white beard creeps in your house through chimney and puts money in your socks In India an old man with a white beard crept into your house through TV removed money from your pockets,cupboards,lockers&amp; left you only in your socks (sic),&quot; Tewari said in his tweet.</p>

<p>But the Twitterati gave it back to Tewari by highlighting the scams during Congress-led UPA government&#39;s tenure.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Yes you are right Tewari Satab. This old man with white beard used to rob our money in form of Coal Scam, 2G, CWG and NH scam &amp; left us with only socks. <a href="https://t.co/u53AyTVfAj">pic.twitter.com/u53AyTVfAj</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/ManishTewari?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ManishTewari</a> is talking about this man with white beard <a href="https://t.co/6DT8SV7Duj">pic.twitter.com/6DT8SV7Duj</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/ManishTewari?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ManishTewari</a> ji, close your eyes for five minutes and think what you speak. PM is the santa of masses, who has revived pride, honesty &amp; patriotism long dead/comatose in this nation</p>
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<p>Tewari is the latest from Congress to face the flak for attack on PM Modi. During the campaigning for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections, senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar had <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/neech-row-both-congress-and-i-want-mani-shankar-aiyar-to-apologise-says-rahul-gandhi-26147">called the PM &#39;neech&#39;</a> in response to PM&#39;s remarks against Congress leaders.</p>

<p>Aiyar later clarified: &quot;I meant low level when I said &#39;neech&#39;, I think in English when I speak in Hindi as Hindi is not my mother tongue.&quot; But the clarification came too late as Congress president Rahul Gandhi had by that time <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/after-neech-jibe-on-pm-modi-congress-suspends-mani-shankar-aiyar-26159">suspended Aiyar from the party</a>.</p>


In a tweet on Tuesday morning, Tewari, in a reference to Christmas, said while the Santa Claus gives people gifts during this time, in India an old man removed money from people's pockets.

Congress leader Manish Tewari on Tuesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for demonetisation and introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). In a tweet on Tuesday morning, Tewari, in a reference to Christmas, said while the Santa Claus gives people gifts during this time, in India an old man removed money from people's pockets. "All over the world at this time an old man with a white beard creeps in your house through chimney and puts money in your socks In India an old man with a white beard crept into your house through TV removed money from your pockets,cupboards,lockers& left you only in your socks (sic)," Tewari said in his tweet. But the Twitterati gave it back to Tewari by highlighting the scams during Congress-led UPA government's tenure. Yes you are right Tewari Satab. This old man with white beard used to rob our money in form of Coal Scam, 2G, CWG and NH scam & left us with only socks. pic.twitter.com/u53AyTVfAj — Ganesh (@me_ganesh14) December 26, 2017 × @ManishTewari is talking about this man with white beard pic.twitter.com/6DT8SV7Duj — Pavan Takkalaki (@TakkalakiPavan) December 26, 2017 × @ManishTewari ji, close your eyes for five minutes and think what you speak. PM is the santa of masses, who has revived pride, honesty & patriotism long dead/comatose in this nation — @mitbadyal (@amitbadyal96) December 26, 2017 × Tewari is the latest from Congress to face the flak for attack on PM Modi. During the campaigning for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections, senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar had called the PM 'neech' in response to PM's remarks against Congress leaders. Aiyar later clarified: "I meant low level when I said 'neech', I think in English when I speak in Hindi as Hindi is not my mother tongue." But the clarification came too late as Congress president Rahul Gandhi had by that time suspended Aiyar from the party.

Manish Tewari 'man in a white beard' jibe targets PM Modi, Twitterati thinks it's Manmohan

<p>The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre over the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/jk-3-soldiers-killed-in-pakistan-ceasefire-violation-in-keri-27540">killing of four Indian soldiers </a>along the Line of Control (LoC)&nbsp;by Pakistani troops, saying the incident raises questions over the government&rsquo;s ability to protect the country&#39;s borders.</p>

<p>Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said Saturday&#39;s incident along the LoC was an outcome of Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#39;s &quot;flip-flops and somersaults&quot;&nbsp;on Pakistan.</p>

<p>Pakistani troops opened fire on an Indian Army patrol, killing a Major and three soldiers in Keri sector of Jammu and Kashmir&rsquo;s Rajouri district on Sunday.</p>

<p>Manish Tewari claimed that there have been 900 attempts of incursion by Pakistan this year, out of which 780 cases have been reported along the LoC and 120 along the International Border (IB).</p>

<p>&ldquo;There were 583 major ceasefire violations in 2014 (between June-December), 400 in 2015, 450 in 2016 and 900 this year. The prime minister points fingers at others, accuses people who have occupied top posts of committing treason but this government seems incapable of protecting our borders,&rdquo; the former union minister told reporters.</p>

<p>Modi, during the Gujarat assembly polls campaign, had suggested that Pakistan was trying to influence the Assembly polls in the state.</p>

<p>The government and the Congress are involved in a face-off over prime minister Modi&rsquo;s &lsquo;conspiracy with Pakistan&rsquo; remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh.</p>

<p>Tewari said that the BJP government&rsquo;s Pakistan policy is driven by &ldquo;flip-flops, somersaults and adhocism&rdquo; and demanded that the prime minister comes clear on his agenda behind his 2015 stopover in Lahore or the Centre&rsquo;s decision to allow ISI personnel at the Pathankor terror attack site.</p>

<p>He said India&rsquo;s neighbourhood policy was in tatters under the BJP dispensation as apart from the &ldquo;frequent&rdquo; Pakistani shelling along the border and incursions, the new Nepalese government was overtly tilting towards China.</p>

<p>&ldquo;In Sri Lanka, growing Chinese influence is a matter of concern. Maldives has signed an FTA (Free Trade Agreement) with China disregarding India&rsquo;s position. China has constructed permanent structures in Dokalam,&rdquo; he said.</p>


Drawing attention to the attempts of incursion, Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said the Modi government was 'incapable of protecting our borders'

The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre over the killing of four Indian soldiers along the Line of Control (LoC) by Pakistani troops, saying the incident raises questions over the government’s ability to protect the country's borders. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said Saturday's incident along the LoC was an outcome of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "flip-flops and somersaults" on Pakistan. Pakistani troops opened fire on an Indian Army patrol, killing a Major and three soldiers in Keri sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday. Manish Tewari claimed that there have been 900 attempts of incursion by Pakistan this year, out of which 780 cases have been reported along the LoC and 120 along the International Border (IB). “There were 583 major ceasefire violations in 2014 (between June-December), 400 in 2015, 450 in 2016 and 900 this year. The prime minister points fingers at others, accuses people who have occupied top posts of committing treason but this government seems incapable of protecting our borders,” the former union minister told reporters. Modi, during the Gujarat assembly polls campaign, had suggested that Pakistan was trying to influence the Assembly polls in the state. The government and the Congress are involved in a face-off over prime minister Modi’s ‘conspiracy with Pakistan’ remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh. Tewari said that the BJP government’s Pakistan policy is driven by “flip-flops, somersaults and adhocism” and demanded that the prime minister comes clear on his agenda behind his 2015 stopover in Lahore or the Centre’s decision to allow ISI personnel at the Pathankor terror attack site. He said India’s neighbourhood policy was in tatters under the BJP dispensation as apart from the “frequent” Pakistani shelling along the border and incursions, the new Nepalese government was overtly tilting towards China. “In Sri Lanka, growing Chinese influence is a matter of concern. Maldives has signed an FTA (Free Trade Agreement) with China disregarding India’s position. China has constructed permanent structures in Dokalam,” he said.

Congress slams Modi government over killing of soldiers along LoC

<p>Congress leader Manish Tewari Sunday triggered a row with a Twitter post in which he questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#39;s patriotism, evoking sharp reactions from the BJP.</p>

<p>Using an abuse in Hindi that stated that PM Modi &quot;befooled&quot; people, the Congress leader added that even Mahatma Gandhi could not teach the prime minister patriotism.</p>

<p>He was responding to a tweet on the micro-blogging website that no-one could teach PM Modi patriotism, not even Mahatma Gandhi. The tweet&nbsp;was made in response to a short video clip put up by Manish Tewari about a gaffe committed by Modi abroad when he had started walking even as the national anthem was being played.</p>

<p>Following the backlash on Twitter, the Congress leader said he was willing to apologise.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I put out a video ostensibly showing PM walking while National Anthem was playing.In response someone tweeted &quot;AAP MODI Ko Deshbhakti Na 1/2</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="tl">2/2 Sikhiyan- Unko Mahatma Gandhi v Nahi Sikha Sakta...&#39; Subsequent Tweet in colloquial was deriding the response.No offence meant to PM 2/2</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">3/3 or the Mahatma both of whom were invoked in response not my original tweet.In between flts saw the brouhaha on Twitter therefore context</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">4/4 if brouhaha is over Hindi phrase in colloquial -used to describe idiocity &amp;nothing more. In this case of person who put PM over Mahatma</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Willing to apologise for using a &#39;colloquial&#39; Hindi phraseHowever will PM promise to unfollow those who heap unmentionable abuse on women???</p>
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<p>Reacting sharply, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said a desperate Congress and its leaders had &quot;lost their mental balance&quot; after being rejected by the people. He said they were using foul language against the prime minister since they have run out of logic to counter him.</p>

<p>&quot;A depressed Congress has become an expired bubble of abuses. When they do not have logic they take to such cheap language. The Congress has been rejected by the people and since then its leaders have lost their mental balance. They are in need of urgent psychiatric treatment,&quot; Mr Naqvi told PTI.</p>

<p>He said it is unfortunate that the Congress leaders had forgotten the dignity and decorum politics requires while targeting the BJP and the prime minister.</p>

<p>&quot;It shows the mental state of the Congress and its leaders and the Congress leadership under Sonia Gandhi should apologise for this,&quot; he said, adding that by using such language, leaders like Tewari will destroy whatever little support base the Congress has been left with.</p>

<p>&nbsp;BJP leader Subramanian Swamy alleged that someone else is &quot;orchestrating&quot; Congress&#39; abusive attack as Tewari has the reputation of being sober and sensitive.</p>

<p>&quot;The only person I think who has the authority to make (such a remark) is Rahul Gandhi, who can say anything anytime.</p>

<p>&quot;There is a genuine frustration in the Congress that despite all the policy failures that they are trying to point out the country is solidly with the BJP,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>The issue led to a major row on the social media with trolls targeting Tewari.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A hashtag &quot;#CongLeaderAbusesPM&quot; was also used and evoked sharp reactions from twitterati.</p>

<p>BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli asked Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi to apologise for Tewari&#39;s actions which would otherwise be construed as having their &quot;tacit approval.&quot;</p>

<p>Another BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said since Manish Tewari is the spokesperson of the party Sonia and Rahul needed to explain why he did so.</p>

<p>He used the words of Congress leader Jairam Ramesh to hit out at the Congress, saying &quot;the Sultanate has gone but the Sultans still behave as if they are still Sultans&quot;.</p>

<p>Manish Tewari is the second Congress leader after party general secretary Digvijaya Singh to come under fire for using foul language against Modi. The senior Congress leader&nbsp;had recently retweeted a post which contained expletives against the prime minister.</p>

<p>Digvijaya Singh later disowned his remarks, saying retweets are not endorsements.</p>

<p>&quot;Retweets are never endorsements. This is the basic principle of Twitter,&quot; he said after the controversy erupted.</p>

<p>&quot;I have said it is not mine. I have disowned it. I have not used those words,&quot; he clarified.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The trolls, however, did not spare him.</p>


Following the backlash on Twitter, the Congress leader said he was willing to apologise

Congress leader Manish Tewari Sunday triggered a row with a Twitter post in which he questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's patriotism, evoking sharp reactions from the BJP. Using an abuse in Hindi that stated that PM Modi "befooled" people, the Congress leader added that even Mahatma Gandhi could not teach the prime minister patriotism. He was responding to a tweet on the micro-blogging website that no-one could teach PM Modi patriotism, not even Mahatma Gandhi. The tweet was made in response to a short video clip put up by Manish Tewari about a gaffe committed by Modi abroad when he had started walking even as the national anthem was being played. Following the backlash on Twitter, the Congress leader said he was willing to apologise. I put out a video ostensibly showing PM walking while National Anthem was playing.In response someone tweeted "AAP MODI Ko Deshbhakti Na 1/2 — Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) September 17, 2017 × 2/2 Sikhiyan- Unko Mahatma Gandhi v Nahi Sikha Sakta...' Subsequent Tweet in colloquial was deriding the response.No offence meant to PM 2/2 — Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) September 17, 2017 × 3/3 or the Mahatma both of whom were invoked in response not my original tweet.In between flts saw the brouhaha on Twitter therefore context — Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) September 17, 2017 × 4/4 if brouhaha is over Hindi phrase in colloquial -used to describe idiocity &nothing more. In this case of person who put PM over Mahatma — Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) September 17, 2017 × Willing to apologise for using a 'colloquial' Hindi phraseHowever will PM promise to unfollow those who heap unmentionable abuse on women??? — Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) September 17, 2017 × Reacting sharply, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said a desperate Congress and its leaders had "lost their mental balance" after being rejected by the people. He said they were using foul language against the prime minister since they have run out of logic to counter him. "A depressed Congress has become an expired bubble of abuses. When they do not have logic they take to such cheap language. The Congress has been rejected by the people and since then its leaders have lost their mental balance. They are in need of urgent psychiatric treatment," Mr Naqvi told PTI. He said it is unfortunate that the Congress leaders had forgotten the dignity and decorum politics requires while targeting the BJP and the prime minister. "It shows the mental state of the Congress and its leaders and the Congress leadership under Sonia Gandhi should apologise for this," he said, adding that by using such language, leaders like Tewari will destroy whatever little support base the Congress has been left with. BJP leader Subramanian Swamy alleged that someone else is "orchestrating" Congress' abusive attack as Tewari has the reputation of being sober and sensitive. "The only person I think who has the authority to make (such a remark) is Rahul Gandhi, who can say anything anytime. "There is a genuine frustration in the Congress that despite all the policy failures that they are trying to point out the country is solidly with the BJP," he said. The issue led to a major row on the social media with trolls targeting Tewari. A hashtag "#CongLeaderAbusesPM" was also used and evoked sharp reactions from twitterati. BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli asked Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi to apologise for Tewari's actions which would otherwise be construed as having their "tacit approval." Another BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said since Manish Tewari is the spokesperson of the party Sonia and Rahul needed to explain why he did so. He used the words of Congress leader Jairam Ramesh to hit out at the Congress, saying "the Sultanate has gone but the Sultans still behave as if they are still Sultans". Manish Tewari is the second Congress leader after party general secretary Digvijaya Singh to come under fire for using foul language against Modi. The senior Congress leader had recently retweeted a post which contained expletives against the prime minister. Digvijaya Singh later disowned his remarks, saying retweets are not endorsements. "Retweets are never endorsements. This is the basic principle of Twitter," he said after the controversy erupted. "I have said it is not mine. I have disowned it. I have not used those words," he clarified. The trolls, however, did not spare him.

Manish Tewari in political storm after abusive tweet against PM Modi

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