Plaint filed against Sonia for remark on President
A complaint has been filed against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi before a court in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district for her 'poor thing' remark on President Droupadi Murmu.
Sudhir Ojha, a Muzaffarpur-based lawyer, filed a complaint against Gandhi on Saturday, seeking registration of an FIR against her for allegedly disrespecting the country’s highest constitutional authority.
Ojha also named Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as co-accused and sought legal action against them as well.
After the President’s joint address to Parliament ahead of the Budget session, Sonia Gandhi was asked by reporters about Murmu’s nearly hour-long speech. “The President was getting very tired by the end... she could hardly speak, poor thing,” Sonia was heard saying in clips, in what appeared to be a reference to how long the address was.
The complainant said, “Sonia has insulted President Murmu by making the ‘poor thing’ remark. It’s a disrespect to the highest constitutional authority in the country. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are co-accused in it. A case should be registered against them under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).” The court will hear the matter on February 10.
Meanwhile, Rahul described the speech as “boring”, while Priyanka was also present there.
Saying Murmu was not tired, the Rashtrapati Bhavan had, later, released a statement, calling the remark “unacceptable” without naming Sonia.
“While reacting to the media on the Hon'ble President's address to Parliament, some prominent leaders of the Congress party have made comments that clearly hurt the dignity of the high office, and therefore are unacceptable,” Rashtrapati Bhavan had said in a statement.
