The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday upped its ante against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks made during the UK visit recently and reiterated its demand to apologise in Parliament. BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra called the Wayanad MP a present-day Mir Jafar of Indian politics.

"This is nothing different than what Mir Jafar did. What Mir Jafar did to become the Nawab, you all must be knowing it. He always had the desire to rule and to do so, he took the help of the East India Company. After which, the country was ruled by Britishers," Patra added“Rahul Gandhi will have to apologise in Parliament. He always defames the nation. He is the present-day Mir Jafar of India Polity. He insulted the country and ask the foreign power to intervene in the country. This is a consistent 'conspiracy' of the Congress and Rahul Gandhi. His participation is least in Parliament and he says that no one allows him to speak,” Patra said at press conference ahead of start of Tuesday's Parliament session.