Congress leader Gurudas Kamat calls Smriti Irani a 'pochawali', BJP fumes

Jaipur: Congress-in charge for Rajasthan Gurudas Kamat on Friday sparked a controversy by calling Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani a 'pochawali'.

Kamat said this during an election rally for the Municipal polls in Bhilwara.

Bharatiya Janata Party has slammed the Congress for demeaning its senior minister.

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said, "So very pained to hear what Congress leader Gurudas Kamat said about HRD Minister Smt Smriti Irani. Has Politics come down to this level?"