Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) Bansuri Swaraj on Saturday accused the Congress of displaying double standards on women’s dignity, questioning the party leadership’s silence over serious allegations against its leaders and the appointment of leaders facing sexual misconduct allegations to key organisational positions.Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Swaraj raised three issues involving Congress leaders, including allegations of rape against Jharkhand MLA Bhushan Bara, the appointment of Manipur MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam to key election committees and the appointment of senior leader Harak Singh Rawat as the head of the Congress election committee in Uttarakhand.
Targeting Congress over the allegations against Bara, Swaraj said, “On one hand, India is taking pride in its culture and worshipping Chhathi Maiya, who is the source of the creation of the universe. And on the other, you know how Congress is repeatedly insulting women, who are the embodiment of Shakti (divine feminine power). Tomorrow is also the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda ji, which is also Janjatiya Gaurav Divas (Tribal Pride Day). It is a very shameful matter that a sitting Congress MLA from Jharkhand, Bhushan Bara, is facing very serious allegations that he committed rape against a tribal girl who is just 14 years old.”
-
-
-
-
