Modi should apologise. 1. For burning the North East. 2. For destroying India’s economy. 3. For this speech,… https://t.co/PnjmILYwJr — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1576221904000

(With inputs from agencies)

NEW DELHI: Refusing to apologise for his 'rape in India' remark , Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the BJP is trying to divert attention from the northeast, which is witnessing widespread violence due to the Citizenship Act."I have a clip on my phone in which Narendra Modi ji is calling Delhi a 'rape capital', will tweet it so that everyone can see. Just to deflect attention from protests in North East, this is being made an issue by BJP," Rahul told reporters.Shortly after, the Congress leader tweeted a video link of PM Narendra Modi where he can be seen referring to Delhi as the rape capital. In his tweet, Rahul also asked the Prime Minister to apologise for the ongoing protest in northeastern states, for 'destroying' the country's economy and for calling Delhi a rape capital."When Modi spoke about Make In India , we thought the newspapers would be full of news about Make in India. But now when we open the newspapers, we only read about rapes in India," he added while speaking to reporters.Earlier today, there was a massive uproar in both houses of Parliament by BJP legislators who demanded that the Congress leader should tender an apology for terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' campaign ' Rape in India ' during an election rally.As soon as Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid tributes to the those who lost their lives in the 2001 Parliament attack, minister of state for parliamentary affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal said several BJP members had given notices of adjournment against Gandhi's remarks and they be allowed to speak.Meghwal said Gandhi's remarks in Jharkhand's Godda district on Thursday were condemnable and he should apologise in the House.Union minister Smriti Irani said: "This is the first time in history that a leader is giving a clarion call that Indian women should be raped. Is this Rahul Gandhi's message to the people of the country?"Union minister Rajnath Singh said that equating Make in India to rape is hurtful. "People who make such remarks have no moral right to be a member of this House," Singh said.Defending Rahul Gandhi, DMK MP Kanimozhi said: "PM said 'Make in India', which we respect, but what is happening in the country? That is what Rahul Gandhi intended to say. Unfortunately 'Make in India' is not happening and women in the country are being raped. This is a concern".There was a commotion in the Rajya Sabha too as BJP members raised slogans seeking apology from Gandhi.Few MPs in Rajya Sabha raised slogans of 'Rahul Gandhi maafi maango'. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said, "You cannot take the name of a person who is not a member of this House. Nobody has the business to disturb the House".Addressing a poll rally in Jharkhand on Thursday, Rahul had said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched 'Make in India' but nowadays it is 'Rape in India'."Narendra Modi had said 'Make in India' but nowadays wherever you look, it is 'Rape in India'. In Uttar Pradesh Narendra Modi's MLA raped a woman, then she met with an accident but Narendra Modi did not utter a word," he had said.