Speaker expunges her own remarks after Cong protests

In a rare action of its kind, Speaker of Lower House of Parliament Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday expunged her own remarks made on Tuesday against protesting members of The Congress in the House and said she was “sorry”.

The Speaker took the action after the leader of the group Mallikarjun Kharge raked up the issue on Wednesday saying it was not right on the part of the Chair to make such remarks. “I did not take the name of (any) party... I will definitely expunge the ‘vested interest’ remark... I am sorry,” she said.