Udupi :  Senior Congress leader B Janardhana Poojari has demanded the BJP National President Rajnath Singh to tender an apology to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen for  the statement of BJP spokesperson Chandan Mitra asking  to  withdraw the Bharath Ratna title to the great personality who had backed the Food Safety Bill and had opined that a person holding the Prime Ministerial post should be above caste lines.

Poojari who was speaking to reporters here strongly criticized Chandan Mitra for his comments against the Nobel Laureate and asked BJP President Singh to apologise. Poojari said every individual is free to air his views in a secular nation.

On BJP remarks that Congress ruled states have witnessed much atrocities on women, rebutted the claim and said  the BJP ruled Gujarat too has seen several cases of crime against women.