NCP women's wing condemns Mumbai BJP chief Raj Purohit's remark

Nationalist Congress Party's women's wing today condemned the remarks made by Mumbai BJP president Raj Purohit against Ankita Rane, the girl who had shot the video of a paani-puri vendor allegedly peeing into a jug on his handcart in neighbouring Thane last month.

The footage, aired by some newschannels, led to MNS cadres targeting pani-puri vendors at many places.

Purohit later said at a public meeting that the girl was shameless to have watched a man urinating.

"The remark also led to a dispute between Maharashtrians and North Indians," NCP women's wing's president and MLA Vidyatai Chavan, and Mumbai unit's president Chitra Wagh said in a statement.

"In order to woo a vote bank, Purohit made the remark which has angered women. The BJP leaders, known for making allegations without any evidence and creating a mountain out of a molehill, have kept silent this time," they alleged.

"Women from all over the country are praising Rane's daring, and have stood by her," the statement added.