Anil Bonde, however, remained defiant and demanded that a First Information Report (FIR) should be registered against Gandhi himself over his comments on the reservation issue at a US university.

The development came two days after another Mahayuti leader, Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad, was booked for offering a reward a cash reward of ₹11 lakh to anyone who “chopped off” Gandhi’s tongue

Days after Shinde Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad declared a bounty of Rs 11 lakh for chopping off Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s tongue, BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Anil Bonde said on Wednesday that the Opposition leader’s tongue should not be cut off but scalded because he had remarked on the country`s reservation system.

Amaravati: Following a series of controversial remarks about Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anil Bonde stated on Wednesday that, rather than cutting off the former's tongue,

BJP MP Anil Bonde criticised Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on the reservation system, suggesting his tongue should be singed. This comes after Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad offered a reward for chopping off Gandhi’s tongue.

BJP's Rajya Sabha member Anil Bonde has said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's tongue should be burnt as what he said about reservation was "dangerous".