Madhya Pradesh head of Congress Kamal Nath faces criticism for his comment on the “article” against Minister of State Imarti Devi during a campaign speech for the by-elections of the assembly.
Former party chairman Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that he personally does not like the kind of language used by the former prime minister of Madhya Pradesh.
“Kamal Nath ji is from my group, but personally, I don’t like the kind of language he used… I don’t appreciate it, regardless of who it is. It’s unfortunate, ”Gandhi said while interacting with the media.
Reacting to Rahul’s statement, Nath said: “It is Rahul Gandhi’s opinion. I have already clarified the context in which I made that statement … Why should I apologize when I did not mean to insult anyone? If anyone was insulted, I have already regretted it. “
Nath addressed an electoral meeting in the Dabra assembly constituency (scheduled caste) in Gwalior district on Sunday, addressing a bypoll, where he made the comment by comparing the virtues of congressional candidate Suresh Raje with those of the rival candidate in Congress. BJP, Imarti Devi.
“Suresh Raje is a simple man. He has his feet on the ground. It is not like the person. What is the person’s name? When the crowd responded to Nath’s question, citing Imarti Devi’s name, Kamal Nath called her ‘article’, saying, ‘Why should I name her? You know her better than I do. You should have warned me. Ye kya item hai. .. “
Madhya Pradesh Prime Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday called on Congress Speaker Sonia Gandhi to remove Nath from all party positions for his alleged sexist remarks against State Minister Imarti Devi. Workers from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) throughout Madhya Pradesh staged a two-hour silent protest.
“I thought that as a woman I would take note of the news about the insult to the cabinet minister and scheduled caste leader, Imarti Devi, and take action against the president of the state Congress, Kamal Nath, while condemning the indecent comment, but so far He hasn’t … down while sharing his pain. Elections come and go, but an insult to a Dalit woman like this throws an insult to the entire political arena, ”he wrote.
In response, Nath wrote a letter to Chouhan on Monday saying: “In my 40 years of public life, I have always respected women and will continue to do so. I didn’t make any disrespectful comments during my speech at the Dabra meeting, but you still came out with lies. The word you are stating has various definitions, but you and your party are trying to fool people with lies. “
Legislative elections are scheduled to be held in 28 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh on November 3.
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