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Omar hits out at LS speaker over ‘Rahul needs sister’s help in politics’ comment
Srinagar, Jan 25: (UNI) Hitting out at the Lok Sabha Speaker over her comment that ‘Priyanka Gandhi Vadra entered into politics as Congress President Rahil Gandhi needed his sister’s help’, National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah asked ‘Sumitra Mahajan to save the cheap shots for when she no longer occupy that 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,” Mr Abdullah, who is the former chief minister of J&K, wrote on micro-blogging site twitter.
Ms Mahajan had on Thursday said that Ms Priyanka’s entry into politics shows that the Congress President cannot handle politics alone and needs his sister’s help.
Ending years of speculation, Ms Priyanka formally entered politics on Wednesday just months ahead of the national election, due by May. She will debut as Congress’ General Secretary In-charge of the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh.