BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of hypocrisy over women’s empowerment
BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj accuses the Congress leader of “misogyny” and refers to a recent Congress event
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of hypocrisy regarding women's empowerment, citing several remarks by Congress leaders as inappropriate. BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj accused Gandhi of misogyny, mentioning a recent Congress event where Gandhi participated in a joke targeting Italian Prime Minister Meloni.
Swaraj argued that Gandhi's "smash the patriarchy" remarks in Pune were a diversion from the real issue. She challenged Gandhi to sing Vande Mataram in its entirety if he truly wanted to combat patriarchy. Swaraj accused Gandhi of lacking vision and a positive agenda, stating that his team merely regurgitates papers to mislead the youth.
She questioned the selective outrage of the Congress, pointing out that they only targeted one community in India and that their "smashing of patriarchy" depended on the religion. Swaraj also criticized Congress for opposing the BJP government's Triple Talaq legislation and highlighted the party's lack of women ministers in certain state cabinets.
The BJP leader emphasized the BJP's record of women's economic and social empowerment to illustrate their supposed commitment to the cause.
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