'Will give fitting reply': Sunetra Pawar on Congress' 'gungi gudiya' jibe

Sunetra Pawar (File photo)NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar on Tuesday said she would give a "fitting reply" at an "appropriate time" after the Congress' state unit called her a "gungi gudiya" (mute/silent doll).“When the time comes, I will give a fitting reply,” Sunetra Pawar told reporters when asked about the Congress’ criticism.Her response came amid a political row triggered by a social media post by the Maharashtra Congress referring to her as a “gungi gudiya”, drawing sharp criticism from the NCP and its ruling alliance partners, the BJP and the Shiv Sena.NCP leaders, including the party’s working president Praful Patel, condemned the remark as “derogatory and disrespectful” towards a woman leader.In a statement, Patel called the language u