The BJP said Gandhi’s remarks, made in a Jharkhand election rally, were condemnable.
The BJP on Friday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha for his “rape in India” remark and sought his apology.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Arjun Ram Meghwal, said several BJP members had given notices of adjournment in the Lok Sabha against Gandhi’s remarks and they should be allowed to speak.
“Narendra Modi had said ‘Make in India’ but nowadays wherever you look, it is ‘Rape in India’. In Uttar Pradesh, Narendra Modi’s MLA raped a woman, then she met with an accident, but Narendra Modi did not utter a word,” Gandhi said at a public rally in Jharkhand’s Godda on Thursday.
Meghwal said Gandhi’s remarks in Godda were condemnable and he should apologise in the House.
He added that there had been precedents where members have apologised in the Lok Sabha for remarks made outside the House.
BJP MP Locket Chatterjee hit out at Gandhi saying he had insulted women by making remarks that ‘Make in India’ had become “rape in India”. She added that all men were not rapists.
DMK MP Kanimozhi defended Gandhi saying, “The PM said ‘Make in India’, which we respect, but what is happening in the country? That is what Rahul Gandhi intended to say. Unfortunately, Make in India is not happening and women in the country are being raped. This is a concern.”
There was a commotion in the House as BJP members raised slogans seeking apology from Gandhi.
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 12 pm after the uproar over Gandhi’s comments.
(With inputs from agencies)
Prasanta Patnaik