Azad has given respectability to ISIS, says Jaitley demanding apology

March 14, 2016 11:46

The BJP says Ghulam Nabi Azad should apologise for comparing the RSS with the ISIS. Leader of the house in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley said, "Everybody knows ISIS is a terrorist organisation. Unknowingly, Ghulam Nabi Azad gave respectability to ISIS."

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says Azad must introspect on his comments and apologise.

Azad has denied making a comparison between the RSS and the terror organisation ISIS and says he is willing to be thrown out of parliament if it is indeed proved he made the remarks.

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