Following Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar’s controversial remarks on Indian women “desiring to remain unmarried and not giving birth after marriage”, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary CT Ravi made an equally controversial remark. That Western influence and the culture of micro-families is the reason why women want to remain single.
However, this is not the first time an Indian politician has given such judgments on women and their choices. Here’s a look at ten such examples from the past.
BJP leader Dayashankar Singh’s comment on Mayawati
In 2016, the then Uttar Pradesh vice-president of the BJP, Dayashankar Singh, compared Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati to a prostitute. reports. “Even a prostitute fulfills her commitment to a man after payment. But in UP, such a big leader, Mayawati sells party tickets to anyone who gives her the most money. If someone gives her Rs 1 crore for a ticket, she will give it to another person who is offering Rs 2 crore,” Singh told reporters, repeatedly using the word “vaishya” in Hindi.
KPCC President Mullapally’s comment on woman
In 2020, the then Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President Mullapally Ramachandran got into controversy To make obscene remarks against a woman. At a function, he said that the LDF government was using an “adulterant” to register cases against Congress leaders. He was referring to the woman who raised her voice against the UDF leaders regarding the solar fraud. He then apologized for his comment. in one place.
The KPCC president, during the start of UDF’s ‘Betrayal Day’ in front of the secretariat to protest the CPM-led government, said, “The LDF government, which is facing various corruption charges, is now trying to divert attention and file This woman cried that the entire state has raped her. If a woman is sexually abused once, we can understand. But if it is repeated, So any woman with self-respect will either commit suicide or try to prevent such an incident.But this woman has been saying that she was harassed again and again.
Mulayam Singh Yadav’s ‘boys will be boys’ jibe
In 2014In the run-up to the elections in the state, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav opposed the death penalty for rape, saying, “Ladke boys hai, wrong ho jaati (Boys will be boys, mistakes can be made).”
He said at a meeting in Moradabad, “Girls first make friends. There is a difference of opinion between the girl and the girl. After having differences, she gives the name of rape. Girls make mistakes. Will they be implicated in the rape case? ? (First girls befriend boys. Then girls accuse them of rape when they have differences. Boys make mistakes. Will they be hanged for rape?)
Digvijay Singh used slang for a party member
Congress leader Digvijay Singh 2013 Extremely sexist ‘compliments’ to Rahul Gandhi’s aide Meenakshi Natarajan. When he was talking to party workers in Indore, he referred to Natarajan as “sau tuncha maal”, a slang term used to tease women in North India. Our party MP Meenakshi Natarajan is a Gandhian, simple and honest leader. She keeps moving from place to place in her constituency. I am an experienced blacksmith in politics. Meenakshi is a hundred tunch maal.”
Doing ‘Dented Woman’ for fame: Abhijit Mukherjee
Abhijit Mukherjee, son of former President Pranab Mukherjee provoked outrage 2012 When he made derogatory remarks about women protesting the Delhi Bus gang rape case. “I would call the protests in Delhi popularly known as Pink Revolution. It has become a fashion to take to the streets with candles in hand. Such people are completely cut off from reality. They go to discotheques. I am very well aware of student activism and I would bet that most of the protesters are not students. They are portraying and portraying women interviewing on TV while chasing two minutes of fame. The protesters do not fall in the age group of students.”
BJP’s Gopal Shetty’s comment on Urmila Matondkar
In 2019, BJP’s Gopal Shetty said aggressively, on what basis was the actor Urmila Matondkar specifically chosen by the Congress? her appearance. “Urmila ji has been brought into politics because she is a celebrity and because she is a celebrity, she has been brought in because of how she looks, why would anyone feel bad about it, there is no reason… she There is a naive girl who is zero in politics.”
Protests in the sun can ruin marriage prospects: Ex-Goa CM
Laxmikant Parsekar, the then Chief Minister of Goa in 2015 warning Protesting nurses that a sun-starved hunger strike ‘could ruin their marital prospects’. A nurse told PTI, “When we met the Chief Minister today in Ponda regarding our demands, he advised that the girls should not go on hunger strike in the severe weather as their complexion will turn dark and they should be given a good groom. The then chief minister, however, did not respond to the controversy. On the other hand, his office said in a statement that “we don’t think he would say anything like that.”
Rape can stop with ‘sanskar’: BJP’s Surendra Singh
UP BJP leader Surendra Singh said In 2020 that “rape crimes can only be prevented by sanskar (culture), not governance.” The BJP politician, who is known for his inflammatory remarks, was responding to a question about the rise in crimes against women after the gang rape and murder. Dalit woman in Hathras. “I am a legislator as well as a teacher. Such incidents (like rape) can be stopped only by sanskar (sanskriti) and not by samskara (good governance) or talwar (referring to sword or might),” he said.
Wives grow old like cricket victories: Sriprakash Jaiswal
In 2012, Congress MLA Sriprakash Jaiswal, who was then coal minister, compared cricket victories to wives, saying that both getting old And be “not that funny” [they] Jaiswal made the remarks at a poetry gathering in Kanpur soon after India defeated Pakistan in the ICC World Twenty20. When his comments hurt many, Jaiswal apologized but said his remarks was taken out of context.
to take hit In the Congress over Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in 2019, senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya claimed that the party was fielding “chocolate” faces in the Lok Sabha elections due to lack of strong leaders. “There is a demand of a Congress leader that Kareena Kapoor should be fielded from Bhopal. Lok Sabha seat. Sometimes others talk about fielding Salman Khan from Indore. Similarly, Priyanka (Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) was also brought into active politics,” Vijayvargiya told reporters here.
Feet in mouth: 10 times Indian politicians have shamed women
Following Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar’s controversial remarks on Indian women “desiring to remain unmarried and not giving birth after marriage”, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary CT Ravi made an equally controversial remark. That Western influence and the culture of micro-families is the reason why women want to remain single.
However, this is not the first time an Indian politician has given such judgments on women and their choices. Here’s a look at ten such examples from the past.
BJP leader Dayashankar Singh’s comment on Mayawati
In 2016, the then Uttar Pradesh vice-president of the BJP, Dayashankar Singh, compared Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati to a prostitute. reports. “Even a prostitute fulfills her commitment to a man after payment. But in UP, such a big leader, Mayawati sells party tickets to anyone who gives her the most money. If someone gives her Rs 1 crore for a ticket, she will give it to another person who is offering Rs 2 crore,” Singh told reporters, repeatedly using the word “vaishya” in Hindi.
KPCC President Mullapally’s comment on woman
In 2020, the then Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President Mullapally Ramachandran got into controversy To make obscene remarks against a woman. At a function, he said that the LDF government was using an “adulterant” to register cases against Congress leaders. He was referring to the woman who raised her voice against the UDF leaders regarding the solar fraud. He then apologized for his comment. in one place.
The KPCC president, during the start of UDF’s ‘Betrayal Day’ in front of the secretariat to protest the CPM-led government, said, “The LDF government, which is facing various corruption charges, is now trying to divert attention and file This woman cried that the entire state has raped her. If a woman is sexually abused once, we can understand. But if it is repeated, So any woman with self-respect will either commit suicide or try to prevent such an incident.But this woman has been saying that she was harassed again and again.
Mulayam Singh Yadav’s ‘boys will be boys’ jibe
In 2014In the run-up to the elections in the state, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav opposed the death penalty for rape, saying, “Ladke boys hai, wrong ho jaati (Boys will be boys, mistakes can be made).”
He said at a meeting in Moradabad, “Girls first make friends. There is a difference of opinion between the girl and the girl. After having differences, she gives the name of rape. Girls make mistakes. Will they be implicated in the rape case? ? (First girls befriend boys. Then girls accuse them of rape when they have differences. Boys make mistakes. Will they be hanged for rape?)
Digvijay Singh used slang for a party member
Congress leader Digvijay Singh 2013 Extremely sexist ‘compliments’ to Rahul Gandhi’s aide Meenakshi Natarajan. When he was talking to party workers in Indore, he referred to Natarajan as “sau tuncha maal”, a slang term used to tease women in North India. Our party MP Meenakshi Natarajan is a Gandhian, simple and honest leader. She keeps moving from place to place in her constituency. I am an experienced blacksmith in politics. Meenakshi is a hundred tunch maal.”
Doing ‘Dented Woman’ for fame: Abhijit Mukherjee
Abhijit Mukherjee, son of former President Pranab Mukherjee provoked outrage 2012 When he made derogatory remarks about women protesting the Delhi Bus gang rape case. “I would call the protests in Delhi popularly known as Pink Revolution. It has become a fashion to take to the streets with candles in hand. Such people are completely cut off from reality. They go to discotheques. I am very well aware of student activism and I would bet that most of the protesters are not students. They are portraying and portraying women interviewing on TV while chasing two minutes of fame. The protesters do not fall in the age group of students.”
BJP’s Gopal Shetty’s comment on Urmila Matondkar
In 2019, BJP’s Gopal Shetty said aggressively, on what basis was the actor Urmila Matondkar specifically chosen by the Congress? her appearance. “Urmila ji has been brought into politics because she is a celebrity and because she is a celebrity, she has been brought in because of how she looks, why would anyone feel bad about it, there is no reason… she There is a naive girl who is zero in politics.”
Protests in the sun can ruin marriage prospects: Ex-Goa CM
Laxmikant Parsekar, the then Chief Minister of Goa in 2015 warning Protesting nurses that a sun-starved hunger strike ‘could ruin their marital prospects’. A nurse told PTI, “When we met the Chief Minister today in Ponda regarding our demands, he advised that the girls should not go on hunger strike in the severe weather as their complexion will turn dark and they should be given a good groom. The then chief minister, however, did not respond to the controversy. On the other hand, his office said in a statement that “we don’t think he would say anything like that.”
Rape can stop with ‘sanskar’: BJP’s Surendra Singh
UP BJP leader Surendra Singh said In 2020 that “rape crimes can only be prevented by sanskar (culture), not governance.” The BJP politician, who is known for his inflammatory remarks, was responding to a question about the rise in crimes against women after the gang rape and murder. Dalit woman in Hathras. “I am a legislator as well as a teacher. Such incidents (like rape) can be stopped only by sanskar (sanskriti) and not by samskara (good governance) or talwar (referring to sword or might),” he said.
Wives grow old like cricket victories: Sriprakash Jaiswal
In 2012, Congress MLA Sriprakash Jaiswal, who was then coal minister, compared cricket victories to wives, saying that both getting old And be “not that funny” [they] Jaiswal made the remarks at a poetry gathering in Kanpur soon after India defeated Pakistan in the ICC World Twenty20. When his comments hurt many, Jaiswal apologized but said his remarks was taken out of context.
Kailash Vijayvargiya calls Priyanka Gandhi ‘chocolate face’
to take hit In the Congress over Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in 2019, senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya claimed that the party was fielding “chocolate” faces in the Lok Sabha elections due to lack of strong leaders. “There is a demand of a Congress leader that Kareena Kapoor should be fielded from Bhopal. Lok Sabha seat. Sometimes others talk about fielding Salman Khan from Indore. Similarly, Priyanka (Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) was also brought into active politics,” Vijayvargiya told reporters here.
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