Sandeep Dikshit dubs Army chief sadak ka goonda , apologizes

New Delhi June 11 (IANS) Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Sunday offered an apology after his description of Army chief General Bipin Rawat as a sadak ka goonda (street thug) caused outrage.

Dikshit came under attack from the Bharatiya Janata Party which also asked the Congress to take action against the former MP.

I have reservations on a comment of the Army chief but I should have chosen appropriate words. I apologize Dikshit son of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit tweeted after BJP leaders and Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju slammed him.

What s wrong with Congress? How dare Congress call Indian Army chief as sadak ka gunda !! Rijiju tweeted.

Dikshit told a journalist that it was understandable if the Pakistan Army chief used foul language but wondered why the Indian Army chief was giving statements like a sadak ka goonda.

General Rawat sparked a row when he defended a Major s decision to strap a civilian to the bonnet of his jeep in the Kashmir Valley.

--IANS
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