Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) A day after a senior Haryana minister stroked a controversy by using objectionable words against the country's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, another minister Monday joined the issue.
Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma had used a cuss word on Nehru during an anecdote he cited, speaking at an event at Maharishi Dayanand University campus in Rohtak Sunday.
Sharma, senior BJP minister in the Haryana government after Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, apologised for the same, saying: "If my remark has hurt anyone's sentiment, I apologise for that."
Sharma defended himself, saying he did not want to disgrace Nehru but was citing a Haryanvi anecdote in which a cuss word was used.
His cabinet colleague and Haryana Health and Sports Minister Anil Vij Monday had his own take on the controversy over Sharma's remark.
Vij told reporters that wrong words should not be used against anyone. "But Nehru was not a good man," Vij said.
The Congress reacted sharply against Sharma's remarks and protested in Rohtak, Jind and some other places in Haryana.
Haryana Congress president Ashok Tanwar said the remarks were part of the right-wing party's campaign to humiliate national icons.
Tanwar, while condemning the remark, said that the use of such words by the minister came barely a couple of days after an orientation session of Haryana legislators where they were taught how to conduct themselves in public.
A record 50,196 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Germany on Thursday. This is the firs
The Indian High Commission in Ottawa has issued an advisory for students affected by the closure
Hearing the ongoing oxygen crisis in the capital Delhi, the Delhi High Court on Friday asked all
There is tremendous hype about Hindi cinema mega superstar Salman Khan's upcoming film Sikandar.
Now only seven days are left for the World Cup to be held in India. 10 teams will participate in
Vivo will soon launch this budget smartphone, leaked features surfaced
Vivo Y22s Coming Soon: Leaked reports of Vivo Y22s budget smartphones have surfaced. In the leaks
5G Spectrum Auction: Auction of 5G spectrum begins, Ambani and Adani companies face to face
The online auction process for the 5G spectrum in the country has started today. Four companies i
India has decided to provide a $2 billion 'soft loan' for projects in Central Africa. India's Per
Srinagar. Everyone is helping on their behalf to deal with the Corona crisis. These include Yogra
Swine flu toll in Kashmir rises to nine
Jammu, Feb 27 (IANS) The swine flu toll in Jammu and Kashmir rose to nine Friday with two more H
