The Congress on Saturday demanded that Prime Narendra Modi apologise to the country for the “insult” to Mahatma Gandhi by BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra who termed Modi "desh ka baap" (Father of India) at a news channel show, and “show courage” by expelling him.
They had the audacity to insult the ‘Father of the Nation’ Mahatma Gandhi. They can abuse and misbehave with us. We don’t have any objection. We will accept it as the test of democracy. But on behalf of the Congress party and 130 crore Indians I want to say, such insult of Mahatma Gandhi by BJP spokespersons won’t be tolerated by us. Now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is termed as the country’s father (desh ka baap).Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress spokesperson