Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah on Friday, January 25 hit out at Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan‘s comment in the wake of Priyanka Gandhi’s entry into formal politics.
Abdullah took to Twitter and reminded Mahajan that she is the Lok Sabha speaker, adding that she should “save the cheap shots” for when she is not occupying the “high office”.
Ma’am you are the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Can you save the cheap shots for when you no longer occupy that high office. https://t.co/epMMMkDMtk
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) January 25, 2019
After Priyanka Gandhi was appointed the All India Congress Committee general secretary for east Uttar Pradesh, Mahajan had reportedly said that it proved that Congress president Rahul Gandhi was incapable of doing politics alone.
“Priyanka is a good woman. But her appointment also shows Rahul has understood that he cannot do politics alone, so he asked his sister Priyanka to help him,” Mahajan had told reporters, reported Outlook magazine.
Her remark was condemned by many, citing that Lok Sabha Speaker should be above party politics.
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