Chandigarh, Sanjay Pahwa: May 13 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari on Thursday expressed regret for his remarks comparing Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) Lalu Prasad to ‘dogs who lick the feet of the Congress’.
‘I regret the comment made yesterday (Wednesday) and take back my words. I have a lot of respect for Mulayam Singh Yadav and Lalu Prasad,’ Gadkari said at the beginning of his meet-the-press programme at the Chandigarh Press Club.
‘The comment created a wrong impression.’
Gadkari on Wednesday night at a rally in Chandigarh accused Mulayam Singh and Lalu Prasad of betraying the opposition on the recent cut motions in parliament at a rally.
Local RJD President Ravinder Krishan along with other party members protested outside the Chandigarh Press Club & raised slogans against BJP president Nitin Gadkari.