Uttarakhand BJP Chief Bansidhar Bhagat Calls Congress Leader Indira Hridayesh 'Budhiya', Draws Ire
Uttarakhand's BJP chief Bansidhar Bhagat has stoked a political controversy by calling the leader of opposition and senior Congress leader, Indira Hridayesh, a budhiya (an old woman).
Dehradun, January 6: Uttarakhand's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief┬аBansidhar Bhagat has stoked a political controversy by calling┬аthe leader of opposition and senior Congress leader, Indira Hridayesh, a budhiya (an old woman). Bandidhar Bhagat used the term while reacting to 79-year-old┬аIndira Hridayesh's recent claim that several BJP MLAs were in touch with┬аher eyeing a switch.┬аBansidhar Bhagat, President of Uttarakhand BJP, Contracts Coronavirus.
"Humari neta-pratipaksha keh rahi bahut se vidhayak humare sampark me hain...Are budhiya tujhse kyun sampark karenge? Doobte jahaz se koi sampark karega?┬а(Our Leader of Opposition says that several MLAs are in touch with us. Why would they contact you old woman? What would one want to do with a sinking ship?)," Bhagat said on Tuesday while speaking at an event organised by the BJP.┬аHis comment evoked a burst of laughter from the BJP workers.┬аUttarakhand HC Orders Demolition of Illegal Construction Done by BJP MLA.
Congress Demands Apology:
The Congress party took to Twitter and demanded that BJP national chief Jagat Prakash Nadda should ask Bhagat to apologise for "derogatory remarks."┬аThe party posted a video on their handle in which Hridayesh said, "Party chief of a state is a symbol of the party and represents the state. The derogatory words used for me by Bhagat has hurt me. I demand from BJP national chief Nadda to take cognisance and ask Bhagat to apologise."
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