'Raincoat in bathroom' barb: Cong to boycott PM Modi in Parl

February 08, 2017 21:17

The Congress has decided to boycott Prime Minister Narendra Modi in both houses of Parliament for rest of the budget session till he apologises for his remark on ex-PM Manmohan Singh, media reports have claimed.

PM Modi while replying to a debate on Motion of Thanks to the President's address, targeted his predecessor or describing demonetisation as "loot" and "plunder".

"The art of bathing in a bathroom with a raincoat on is known only to the former Prime Minister as there is no blot on him despite all the scams," Modi had said earlier in Rajya Sabha.

This provoked an angry reaction from Congress members who staged a walkout in the midst of the reply

Members of Left, Trinamool Congress and JD-U also staged a walkout after the reply, complaining that they were unhappy with Modi's statement and wanted to ask questions which was disallowed.

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