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Rahul Gandhi expresses displeasure, calls the incident ‘unfortunate’.
Facing flak for his “item” jibe against Madhya Pradesh Minister Imarti Devi, State Congress president Kamal Nath has expressed regret over it and asserted that he didn’t say something disrespectful.
He claimed the phrase ‘item’ is used within the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, however the BJP tried to “mislead” by making it a problem to divert individuals’s consideration whereas sensing defeat within the November 3 State bypolls.
“I did not say anything disrespectful. I respect women. If anyone thinks this is disrespectful, then I regret it,” Kamal Nath instructed reporters on Monday night time.
Addressing a ballot assembly on Sunday in Gwalior’s Dabra city, the place the BJP has fielded Imarti Devi, Kamal Nath stated the Congress candidate was a “simple person” not like his opponent who was an “item“.
Rahul Gandhi’s disapproval
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday disapproved of Mr. Nath’s remark, saying it was ‘unfortunate’
“One cannot treat women with disrespect. Kamalnath ji is from my party. But I don’t like personally that type of language that Kamalnath ji has used. I do not appreciate it. It is unfortunate”, Mr. Gandhi, who’s on a 3 day go to to Kerala, instructed reporters in Wayand.
State BJP leaders, led by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Monday held a protest against Kamal Nath, whereas the National Commission for Women sought an evidence from the Congress chief for his comment.
Mr. Chouhan additionally wrote to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, asking her to sentence Mr. Nath’s remarks and take away the previous Chief Minister from all get together posts.
‘Divertion tactic’
Mr. Nath stated, “The BJP is trying to divert the attention from real issues after it realised that it is badly losing. I will not let them succeed.”
In a letter to Mr. Chouhan on Monday night time, Mr. Nath stated, “I didn’t make any disgraceful remarks but you served lies…the word I said has a lot of meanings. Your party is serving lies and misleading by interpreting the word arbitrarily.”
“Under your 15-year-long government, the State remained on top in rape cases, crimes against women, but you remained silent,” the Congress chief claimed.
He additionally alleged {that a} Union minister and a cupboard colleague of Mr. Chouhan just lately used derogatory phrases for girls.
“You should have written a letter to your party president informing about the remarks of the Union Minister and cabinet colleague by apologising to the women of the State and observing silent fast,” he stated within the letter to CM.
Bypolls to twenty-eight Madhya Pradesh Assembly seats might be held on November 3.
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