Jharkhand BJP: Insulting Women is in DNA of Congress Leaders

Jamshedpur: Jharkhand BJP spokesperson Pratul Sahdeo said on Saturday that insulting women seems to be a part of Congress leaders DNA, accusing them and their allies of often using derogatory words toward women.Sahdeo was commenting on a recent controversial remark made by senior Congress leader and assembly election candidate Dr. Ajoy Kumar about his BJP opponent Purnima Sahu, who is the daughter-in-law of Odisha Governor and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das.“It was nothing new for senior Congress leaders as using disgracing words against women was in their DNA,” Sahu alleged.Kumar, a member of the AICC executive committee and former state Congress president, previously made a derogatory remark about Droupadi Murmu when she was the NDA 's candidate for president, the BJP leader claimed.He also cited alleged instances of other leaders of the Congress and its allies making derogatory remarks against women. “Surprisingly, no action was taken against these leaders by top party leadership,” Sahu said.The Jharkhand BJP spokesperson alleged that 7,400 women were raped in the state during the Hemant Soren regime.One-third of those 7,400 belonged to Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe but charge sheets were filed in less than 25 per cent of the incidents, Sahu claimed.On the other hand, women continuously progressed when the BJP was in power in Jharkhand, he said.(with PTI inputs)

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Jharkhand BJP: Insulting Women is in DNA of Congress Leaders

Jharkhand BJP speaker Pratul Sahdeo said, insulting women is in Congress leader's DNA, referring a controversial remark by Dr. Ajoy Kumar about Purnima Sahu.

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