New Delhi, 04 February (H.S.): Delhi Cabinet Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa vehemently condemned Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's remarks labeling Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu a traitor during Wednesday's Parliament premises altercation, urging Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for swift disciplinary measures.

Posting a video on X, Sirsa denounced Gandhi's lexicon against a Sikh minister as deplorable, asserting, A Sardar can never be a traitor—this is an affront to Sikhs, utterly intolerable. He accused Congress of harboring 1980s-era venom, referencing historical grievances, and insisted such rhetoric demands parliamentary repercussions.

Sirsa's salvo amplifies BJP's Sikh leaders' chorus—including Hardeep Singh Puri—portraying Gandhi's words as community-wide calumny amid Makar Dwar protests over suspended Congress MPs, fueling cross-party vitriol.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar