Rahul Gandhi addressed the crowd at Congress’ Bharat Bachao Rally in New Delhi on Saturday, 14 December, reiterating that he would not apologise, amid a controversy over his ‘rape in India’ remark.

“My name is not Rahul Savarkar, it is Rahul Gandhi. I will not apologise for having said something right. Modi should be the one asking for forgiveness from the nation. Modi’s assistant Amit Shah should be asking for forgiveness,” Gandhi said at the rally.

Referring to demonetisation, Gandhi said that by appearing that day on television and announcing that he would be discontinuing 500 rupee notes, Modi had dealt a heavy blow to India’s economy.