Uproar In Rajya Sabha: BJP Condemns SP MP Ramji Lal Suman's Remark On Rana Sanga, Demands Apology

Last Updated:March 28, 2025, 13:18 IST

BJP MPs were seen shouting slogans in Rajya Sabha and forced a 30-minute adjournment of proceedings as they condemned the SP MP's statement.

Uproar erupted in Rajya Sabha on Friday after BJP MPs demanded an apology from Samajwadi Party leader Ramji Lal Suman. (PTI photo)

A massive uproar erupted in Rajya Sabha on Friday after BJP MPs condemned Samajwadi Party leader Ramji Lal Suman’s remarks against Rajput king Rana Sanga and demanded an apology from him.

BJP MPs were seen shouting slogans in the house and forced a 30-minute adjournment of proceedings as they condemned the SP MP’s statement. “We will not compromise on this issue until Congress and Ramji Suman ji apologise," said Dr Radha Mohan Das Agarwal.

Responding to the situation, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar called the Rajput king a national hero who fought valiantly, and called the remarks against him “highly disparaging and objectionable."

He further asked the Members of Parliament to exercise caution and maintain dignity while speaking on sensitive issues. “Sentiments of people are very precious; dignity, security, and prestige of a Member of the House is equally important," he said.

BJP Vs Congress In Rajya Sabha

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju also condemned Suman’s statement on Rana Sanga and termed it as an ‘insult’.

Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said he and his party respect all patriots who fought and laid down their lives for the country. However, referring to the attacks on Suman’s house and property post his controversial remarks. Kharge said, “None have the right to take law and order in their hands and break into an MP’s house and resort to vandalism."

“Such anti-Dalit actions will not be tolerated," the Congress president asserted, further infuriating the ruling benches.

To this, Rijiju said he condemned Kharge’s remarks that Suman’s house was attacked because he was a Dalit. “This is not a caste or religious issue," he said.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal stated that Kharge was trying to give a caste twist to the issue and it was condemnable.

SP MP Refuses To Apologise

Amid the ongoing uproar regarding his statement, Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Lal Suman on Thursday said that he will not apologise for his remarks on Rana Sanga because one cannot deny history.

“I will not apologise in this life, I do not know about the next life," the Samajwadi MP was quoted as saying on Thursday, a day after his house was attacked allegedly by the members of the Karni Sena.

Suman was recently captured on camera purportedly saying that Rana Sanga was a “traitor" who brought Babur to defeat Ibrahim Lodi.

Notably, members of Karni Sena, a caste-based group advocating Rajput pride, vandalised the SP leader’s house located near Hari Parvat Chauraha in Agra on Wednesday. Multiple cars parked outside the house were also damaged.

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