BJP Uttar Pradesh MLA Sadhana Singh on Saturday courted controversy by saying that she doesn’t think BSP supremo Mayawati is a woman or a man, adding that the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister sold her dignity in exchange for power.
BJP Uttar Pradesh MLA Sadhana Singh on Saturday courted controversy by saying that she doesn’t think BSP supremo Mayawati is a woman or a man, adding that the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister sold her dignity in exchange for power.
Uttar Pradesh MLA Sadhana Singh is "mentally ill", said BSP leader Satish Chandra Mishra, after the MLA from Mughalsarai called Mayawati "a person worse than a eunuch".
#WATCH:BJP MLA Sadhna Singh says about BSP chief Mayawati, "jis din mahila ka blouse, petticoat, saari phat jaaye, wo mahila na satta ke liye aage aati hai. Usko pure desh ki mahila kalankit maanti hai.Wo to kinnar se bhi jyada badtar hai, kyunki wo to na nar hai, na mahila hai." pic.twitter.com/w3Cdizd8eR
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) January 19, 2019
Addressing a rally here, Sadhana, an MLA from Mughalsarai, said: ‘I don’t think Uttar Pradesh’s former Chief Minister is a woman or a man. She doesn’t understand the concept of dignity. Draupadi was a victim of sexual misconduct. She vowed to get revenge. That was a self-respecting woman. Look at this woman. Everything was looted from her, despite which she sold all her dignity to get power.’
The National Commission for Women has questioned the objectionable statement reportedly made by BJP MLA Sadhana Singh on BSP supremo Mayawati and would formally issue a notice, seeking an explanation from her.
According to media reports, Singh made objectionable remarks on Mayawati over an infamous episode when the BSP chief was reportedly assaulted by Samajwadi Party workers at a guest house in Lucknow in 1995 that triggered decades of animosity between the two parties.
Taking suo motu cognisance of the reports, an NCW official said the Commission will send a notice to Singh regarding the statement in question and seek an explanation from her. An official notice would be sent tomorrow, the official added.
Such derogatory statements are unbecoming of a leader and highly condemnable. @NCWIndia has taken Suo Motu cognisance and will be sending a notice to Sadhana Singh tomorrow. https://t.co/t1PnHxp2Im
— rekha sharma (@sharmarekha) January 20, 2019
Sadhana Singh later expressed regret for statement. Singh said she had no intentions of disrespecting anyone and expressed regret for hurting sentiments, according to ANI.
1. 'Shame on entire womankind'
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‘I take this opportunity to condemn Mayawati, who calls herself a woman. She is a shame on the entire womankind. BJP leaders saved her dignity, and she sold it for the sake of her comfort and power. Women from the entire country condemn her,’ Sadhna added.
Pankaj Singh, son of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, and BJP MLA from Noida, was also present on the occasion.
2. BJP MLA 'mentally ill': BSP
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Uttar Pradesh MLA Sadhana Singh is "mentally ill", said BSP leader Satish Chandra Mishra, after the MLA from Mughalsarai called Mayawati "a person worse than a eunuch".
While addressing a public gathering, Singh without directly referring to the guest house incident, where Mayawati along with several other BSP leaders was attacked by Samajwadi Party workers, said that a woman who underwent a ‘chirharan’ (disrobe) is now compromising with the perpetrators, "she is worse than a eunuch."
3. 'SP-BSP alliance has rattled BJP'
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Mishra further asserted that the SP-BSP alliance has rattled the morale of the BJP leaders and that they have lost their mental balance in fear of losing the coming elections.
The SP and the BSP last week announced that they would contest the upcoming 2019 general elections collectively against the BJP
4. Ramdas Athawale condemns remark
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Union Min Ramdas Athawale on Sadhna Singh's(BJP) statement: Our party is with BJP, but we don't agree with disrespectful remarks against Mayawati.She is a strong lady of our Dalit community & a good administrator.I would've definitely taken action if it was someone from our party
5. NCW condemns incident
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Such derogatory statements are unbecoming of a leader and highly condemnable. @NCWIndia has taken Suo Motu cognisance and will be sending a notice to Sadhana Singh tomorrow. https://t.co/t1PnHxp2Im
— rekha sharma (@sharmarekha) January 20, 2019
6. Sadhana Singh expresses regret
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Sadhana Singh later expressed regret for statement. Singh said she had no intentions of disrespecting anyone and expressed regret for hurting sentiments, according to ANI.
“In the recent speech that I had given, my intentions were not to humiliate anyone, rather I just meant to remind Mayawati of the help extended to her by BJP during the June 2, 1995 guest house incident. I did not mean to cause embarrassment to her, but if my words have hurt anyone’s feelings, I regret it,” Singh said in her statement.
(Image: ANI)
