The BJP launched a scathing assault on Congress MP Randeep Surjewala for making “vile, sexist” remarks in opposition to Mathura MP Hema Malini, saying it confirmed that the Congress was misogynistic and abhors ladies. Surjewala, nonetheless, mentioned solely selective elements of his speech have been shared by the BJP IT cell, stressing that it had a behavior of “distorting facts and spreading lies”.
The Haryana ladies’s panel summoned Surjewala on April 9 over his remarks.
Surjewala got here underneath heavy hearth from the BJP after the celebration’s IT division head Amit Malviya shared an undated video on X wherein the Congress MP was heard making some objectionable remarks about Hema Malini.
“Congress MP Randeep Surjewala makes a vile sexist comment, that is demeaning and derogatory, not just for Hema Malini, who is an accomplished individual, but women in general,” Malviya tweeted.
“This is Rahul Gandhi’s Congress. It is misogynistic and abhors women,” he additional mentioned.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath additionally hit out at Surjewala, saying ladies would educate them a robust lesson within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
“When the opposition is not able to find any candidate against Hema Malini ji, it is now using derogatory language against her,” the Uttar Pradesh CM mentioned.
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla mentioned the one id of the Congress was disrespecting “nari shakti”, referring to the current row over derogatory remarks in opposition to BJP chief Kanagana Ranaut purportedly posted by Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate.
The put up in opposition to Ranaut, BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, was later deleted and Shrinate claimed it was posted by any person who had entry to her accounts.
RANDEEP SURJEWALA ACCUSES BJP OF TWISTING FACTS
Underneath hearth for his remarks, Surjewala accused the BJP of “twisting facts and spreading lies”. The Congress MP shared one other clipping from the identical video wherein he’s heard saying that he “respects” Hema Malini as a result of she is “married to Dharmendra ji, she is our bahu”.
“My intention was not to insult Hema Malini ji or to hurt anybody. That’s why I clearly said we respect Hema Malini ji. The BJP is anti-women, so it sees everything from its misogyny-tinted glasses and conveniently spreads lies,” Surjewala mentioned in his put up.
Surjewala known as the transfer BJP’s goal to divert consideration from the federal government’s “anti-youth, anti-farmer” insurance policies. “These pawns of BJP never asked the Prime Minister why he said ’50 crore ki girlfriend’, called a woman MP ‘Surpanakha’, trolled a woman Chief Minister, used the expression ‘Congress’s widow’ and described the Congress leadership as a ‘jersey cow’,” he mentioned.