‘Maut ka samaan’: Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA’s remark on goddess Sita sparks on-stage objection from party colleague
Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA Panna Lal Shakya ignited a debate at a public event in Guna after describing the goddess Sita as "maut ka samaan" or "cause of death." During a recitation of the story of Ravana, Shakya argued that wars depicted in the Ramayana and Mahabharata resulted in male fatalities, not female ones. This assertion sparked an onstage objection from fellow BJP MLA Priyanka Penchi, who emphasized that women also made sacrifices.
The incident, captured on video, quickly went viral on social media, drawing condemnation and outrage.
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