Ranchi, Aug. 26 -- Jharkhand Minister Irfan Ansari has demanded an apology from the state BJP over their "dimagi Naxal" remark against Chief Minister Hemant Soren amid the controversy over alleged irregularities in JPSC-JSSC exams.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Ansari asserted that CM Soren has never stood for injustice and such a comment is intolerable.

"I pity their mindset. Does 'mental Naxal' essentially mean 'mental terrorist'? ...If the BJP has said this, they must apologise. I issue a strong challenge to the BJP... Hemant Soren has never tolerated injustice; he is part of the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) and has Rahul Gandhi's blessings. Such remarks cannot be tolerated at all. If such a comment has been made, they must a...