Published 13:40 IST, January 10th 2019
SHAMEFUL: Congress tells NCW chief Rekha Sharma 'what her job is' for taking cognisance of Rahul Gandhi's sexist remarks against Raksha Mantri Nirmala Sitharaman
Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been facing a huge backlash in the light of his misogynist remarks against Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been facing a huge backlash in the light of his misogynist remarks against Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Taking Rahul Gandhi's sexist comments against the Raksha Mantri into cognizance, chairperson of the National Commission for Women(NCW) Rekha Sharma slammed him on Twitter, asking the much-needed question, 'does he think women are weak?'. However, the Congress has now attacked her.
The NCW chairperson had pointed out the travesty entailed in the president of a national party making a misogynistic statement, calling it an 'irony' that Rahul Gandhi considers 'an accomplished Defence Minister of the largest democracy as a weak person'.
Read the tweet here:
Hours after Rekha Sharma tweeted about Rahul Gandhi for his attack on the Raksha Mantri, the Congress party came in defence of their president targeting the NCW chief. Priyanka Chaturvedi, National Spokesperson of the Indian National Congress, on Thursday engaged in a war of words on Twitter with the NCW chief
The Congress leader also attacked the Raksha Mantri, saying that the 'Defence Minister of India has reduced to being Defence Minister of PM Modi':
Rekha Sharma hit back at Priyanka Chaturvedi with a befitting reply:
Retaliating to the NCW chairperson's tweet, Priyanka Chaturvedi tells her to 'figure her duties and job':
Later, Rekha Sharma reminds the Congress leader of the NCW's mandate and teaches her on the difference between various institutions constituted for the protection of the girl child in India:
READ: After Rahul Gandhi Digs Heels In And Makes Second Sexist Remark, Sushma Swaraj Slams Him For "a New Low In History Of Indian Politics"
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj also slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi, calling his misogynist remarks against Raksha Mantri Nirmala Sitharaman "a new low in the history of Indian politics."
Taking to Twitter, Swaraj took down Rahul Gandhi for replying to Nirmala Sitharaman's response to his Rafale 'scam' allegations - a matter relating to the Ministry of Defence - first with personal attacks, and then a sexist remark.
Rahul Gandhi has come in for significant criticism for a sexist utterance made while he was speaking in Jaipur on Wednesday, where he chided the Prime Minister for asking 'a woman' to protect him.
Addressing a rally in Jaipur, the Congress president had said:
"The Prime Minister with the 56-inch-chest didn't come even once to the people's court - the Parliament. We smashed the Raksha Mantri's speech. 56-inch-chest Prime Minister said to a woman, Sitharaman ji 'protect me', I will not be able to protect myself."
09:36 IST, January 10th 2019