India, Aug. 14 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday accused Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of insulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and demanded an apology from him.

"The frivolity shown by Rahul Gandhi is unbecoming of any position. He not only insulted the country's Prime Minister, but also stooped so low to insult the woman head of the government of Italy. No leader in this country had indulged in such frivolity before. Even street-level leaders do not behave in such a manner," Fadnavis told reporters in Jalna in central Maharashtra.

Gandhi and Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit should apologise to the country over their remarks, he said.

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