Bengal minister sparks row with Prez remarks
The Times of India Hyderabad|November 13, 2022
Bengal prisons minister Akhil Giri was forced to apologise within hours of making misogynistic remarks about President Droupadi Murmu's looks at a meeting in Nandigram Friday that triggered social media outrage.
- Suman Mandal & Agencies
Bengal minister sparks row with Prez remarks

Trinamool distanced itself from Giri's statement, calling "such misogyny unacceptable", while BJP hit the streets and demanded his resignation. CPM too condemned Giri's remarks. BJP's Bishnupur MP Saumitra Khan lodged a complaint with the national commission for women, prompting it to ask Giri to tender "an unconditional apology".

The national commission for women on Saturday asked Bengal's DGP to initiate a probe into the comments by Bengal prisons minister Akhil Giri against President Droupadi Murmu and take appropriate steps.

At a meeting in Nandigram, Giri started off protesting against opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari's frequent jibes about his looks and suddenly shifted to Murmu.

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