In a veiled dig at the Congress, BJP MLA from Hisar Kamal Gupta on Tuesday said "those who love Italy do not know about RSS".
His remarks come a day after senior Congress leader Raghuvir Singh Kadian made a mention of the RSS in the Haryana Assembly to take a swipe at the BJP-led government in the state alleging that it was the Sangh which was pulling the strings.
Gupta was participating in the general discussion on the budget estimates for the year 2020-21, which were presented by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who also holds the finance department, in the House on Friday.
"Those who love Italy talk about RSS. But they do not know anything about RSS," he said in an apparent reference to the Italian origin of Congress party president Sonia Gandhi.
As soon as the BJP MLA said "those who love Italy...", Congress members stood up and lodged a strong protest.
Unfazed by the protest, Gupta kept up his attack on the Congress benches and said, "What do they know about RSS? RSS is our mother, we are proud that we are its sons. The Sangh has played a key role in nation building."
Later, the INLD leader told reporters outside the assembly, "It does not matter to me if they (ruling BJP) have given me a seat at the back, but at least they should allow me to speak freely in the House."
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