New Delhi, July 29 -- BJP leader and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday took a dig at Rahul Gandhi over his remarks during the debate on the anti-paper leak bill in the Lok Sabha, which were later expunged, and said if the Congress leader "has used the word idiot for himself, we have no objection".

There was furore in the Lok Sabha during Rahul Gandhi's speech with the BJP members objecting to his remarks.

"If Rahul Gandhi has used the word idiot for a student, we have strong objections. If he has used the word of idiot for himself, we have no objection. Rather, we welcome it. It's better late than never that he has realised, acknowledged and used this word for himself," Anurag Thakur said.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh a...