The BJP has suspended its Madhya Pradesh spokesperson Anil Saumitra after he called MK Gandhi the father of the nation of Pakistan on social media, and then refused to delete his post. The Madhya Pradesh unit of the BJP on Friday suspended him from primary membership of the party, and asked him to explain himself within seven days. The BJP had asked Pragya Singh to apologise publicly for her remarks. However, other BJP leaders had by then waded into the controversy, backing Pragya Singh's remarks with their own salvos. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah on Friday took strong lines against the remarks.

Source: dna May 17, 2019 11:37 UTC