Bhopal, Jan 17 (IANS) Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday condemned the derogatory remarks made by Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya, calling them “disgraceful” and “painful”. The controversy erupted after Baraiya, in a media interview, made statements linking the crime of rape to caste and religious interpretations.Referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (OBC), Baraiya said that women from these communities are “not beautiful” but st…
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New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya has triggered a major political controversy following his derogatory remarks on women and rape, drawing sharp condemnation from the BJP, which has demanded his immediate expulsion from the party.Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra strongly criticised Baraiya’s statements, describing them as deeply offensive not only to women but also to humanity and Sa…
Bhopal, Jan 17 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh BJP leaders, including Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, criticised senior Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya, who allegedly made a controversial statement claiming that some religious scriptures promote assault of women from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities.The controversy erupted after a short video clip surfaced on social media in which, Baraiya could be heard saying that, “certain religious scriptures suggest that assaulting women from …
Gwalior, Jan 14 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday condemned Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya’s controversial remarks on elected public representatives belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) communities, terming them “highly objectionable”.Baraiya, a senior Congress leader, while addressing a party meeting in Bhopal on Tuesday, compared MLAs and MPs belonging to the SC/ST communities with dogs, claiming the…