Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Abhishek slammed for his ‘saree’ and ‘bangles’ remarks by BJP





All the Liberal-feminists raising the banner of revolt against patriarchy would of course say nothing to Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee’s latest shocker but trust Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) not to let go the moment.

In a recent speech, Abhishek was heard saying: “You need to be daring for being a Trinamool cadre. All the rest wear sarees and bangles and sit at home.”

Locket Chatterjee, BJP MP, was quick to join the issue.

“What does Abhishek Banerjee think? He can insult women he thinks? Women who wear saree and bangles are not weak, he must know. I want to ask his Pishi, Mamata Banerjee who is Bengal CM is also a woman and wears saree, is he insulting her too? Or is it that only she is respectable women and all the other women in Bengal can be insulted? I want to tell you (Abhishek Banerjee) women are not weak and you should be ashamed of uttering such words.”

Abhishek is alleged to have roped in Prashant Kishor in re-election bid of Mamata Banerjee which has left the leaders of the TMC miffed. Leaders such as Mihir Goswami, Suvendu Adhikari, Silbhadra Dutta have already joined BJP. Forest minister Rajib Banerjee could shift his allegiance too.

Adhikari, before leaving TMC, had said a “deep rot and malaise” has set in in the party. He had asserted that “individuals in charge of the party currently are treating it as their personal fiefdom.”

West Bengal assembly with 294 seats will go to polls in April-May 2021.


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