TMC MP Mahua Moitra takes a dig at BJP for accusing Congress MPs of eating chicken near Gandhi statue

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Friday took a dig at Union Minister Smriti Irani and BJP spokesperson who had criticised Congress MPs for eating tandoori chicken under the Gandhi statue in Parliament complex.

"BJP's hired help commenting on what food suspended MPs eat on dharna. Silly Souls! Don't you know your masters serve both tongue & cheek ?!" Moitra tweeted.

The TMC MP targeted BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla, who raised the issue on Thursday, and Smriti Irani, whose 18-year-old daughter has been accused by the opposition Congress of running an "illegal bar" in Goa.


Silly Souls is the name of the place being linked to Irani's daughter.


Opposition MPs sat in Parliament complex in a 50-hour non-stop relay protest against suspension of 23 members from the Rajya Sabha and four from Lok Sabha for "unruly" behaviour, while they raised slogans against government's move to increase GST on essential items among other issues. The members on "dharna" were served food by opposition political parties. The TMC served tandoori chicken to the protesting MPs on Wednesday, and fish fry on Thursday. It is, however, not clear if the Congress leaders ate any of the non-vegetarian food.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi had also accused the Congress of insulting Mahatma Gandhi by consuming chicken while sitting under the statue of the seeker of non-violence.

(With inputs from PTI)