Plaint against Sonia Gandhi in Bihar court for 'poor thing' remark on President Murmu
Muzaffarpur (PTI): A complaint was 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 on Saturday against Gandhi seeking registration of an FIR against her for allegedly disrespecting the country's highest constitutional authority.
Ojha also named Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as co-accused and sought legal action against them as well.
"Sonia Gandhi 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)," Ojha told reporters after filing the complaint before the CJM court in Muzaffarpur.
The court will hear the matter on February 10.
After the President's joint address to Parliament ahead of the Budget session, Sonia Gandhi was asked by reporters outside the House about Murmu's nearly hour-long speech.
"The President was getting very tired by the end... she could hardly speak, poor thing," Sonia Gandhi, the former Congress chief, was heard saying in clips in what appeared to be a reference to how long the address was.
Rahul Gandhi described the speech as "boring" in one of the clips. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was also present there.
The Rashtrapati Bhavan had, later, released a statement, calling the remark "unacceptable" and saying that Murmu was not tired. Rashtrapati Bhavan condemned the remark, without naming Sonia Gandhi.
"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 said in a statement.
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India lifts export ban on broken rice, global prices may fall
New Delhi: The Indian government has lifted the export ban on broken rice, a decision that may lead to a drop in global rice prices.
The government has lifted the export ban on broken rice to promote its shipments. "Export policy of broken rice has been amended from prohibited to free with immediate effect," the notification by Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) read.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry mentioned in a notification that India would permit 100 percent export of broken rice, removing it from the restricted list. This decision comes after a bumper rice harvest in 2024, attributed to surplus rainfall, which led the government to relax the export restrictions.
Although there was an export ban in place, the government had permitted shipments to friendly and needy countries based on requests. India exported broken rice valued at $194.58 million to nations such as Gambia, Benin, Senegal, and Indonesia in 2023-24.
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