Lok Sabha polls: Randeep Surjewala banned from campaigning for 48 hours over remarks on Hema Malini
India | April 16, 2024 18:53 ISTCongress leader Randeep Surjewala has been banned from campaigning for 48 hours over remarks on Hema Malini.
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala has been banned from campaigning for 48 hours over remarks on Hema Malini.
BJP Tamil Nadu President Annamalai lashed out at Congress over Randeep Surjewala’s objectionable remark. He said Congress' Randeep Surjewala made“crass comment” and “justified" his remark.
BJP slammed Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala for reportedly making "sexist" remarks against its Mathura MP Hema Malini, alleging it shows that the main opposition party (Congress) is misogynistic. This sheds light on how women are often targeted on the political battlefield.
The controversy erupted after the BJP's IT department shared an undated video in which the Congress MP is purportedly making some objectionable remarks about the actor-politician Hema Malini while attacking the ruling party.
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Responding to the BJP's allegation, Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said the video had been distorted by the saffron party and his intention was not to insult anyone.
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