New Delhi, April 7 -- Congress MP and General Secretary (Organisation), KC Venugopal, on Tuesday condemned Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for insulting Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, asking Sarma to apologise.

In a post on X, the Congress MP recognised Sarma's remarks as "problematic" and "deplorable." He alleged that the Assam CM is "rattled" because of the corruption allegations against him.

Condemning Sarma's "language" and rejecting his mindset, Venugopal demanded an "unconditional apology."

"Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma asking "Kaun hai Kharge?" and using street insults like "paagal" is deeply problematic and show how flabbergasted he is. Himanta must apologise for this deplorable conduct, for insulting one of th...