While addressing an election rally on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur constituency, Azam Khan said, “I brought her [Jaya Prada] to Rampur. You are a witness that I did not allow anyone to touch her body. It took you 17 years to identify her real face but I got to know in 17 days that she wears khaki underwear.”
Khan on Monday, however, clarified that he did not make any objectionable remarks against Jaya Prada.
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“I will not contest the polls if proven guilty…I haven’t named or insulted anyone and I know what I should say,” Azam Khan told news agency ANI.
Here’s how people have reacted to this remark-
Jaya Prada: He shouldn’t be allowed to contest elections. Because if this man wins, what will happen to democracy? There’ll be no place for women in society. Where will we go? Should I die, then you’ll be satisfied? You think that I’ll get scared & leave Rampur? But I won’t leave pic.twitter.com/85EuDaoZd8
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 15, 2019
Jaya Prada on Azam Khan’s remark:It isn’t new for me,you might remember that I was a candidate from his party in’09 when no one supported me after he made comments against me.I’m a woman&I can’t even repeat what he said.I don’t know what I did to him that he is saying such things pic.twitter.com/odxtIp3OHw
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 15, 2019
National Commission for Women (NCW) sends a notice to SP leader Azam Khan over his remark ‘main 17 din mein pehchan gaya ki inke niche ka underwear khaki rang ka hai’, he made in Rampur (UP) yesterday. pic.twitter.com/q1l5uqJ4w2
— ANI (@ANI) April 15, 2019
मुलायम भाई – आप पितामह हैं समाजवादी पार्टी के. आपके सामने रामपुर में द्रौपदी का चीर हरण हो रहा हैं. आप भीष्म की तरह मौन साधने की गलती मत करिये. @yadavakhilesh Smt.Jaya Bhaduri, Mrs.Dimple Yadav.pic.twitter.com/FNO5fM4Hkc
— Chowkidar Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) April 15, 2019
UP CM @myogiadityanath on Azam Khan’s remark: This shows the thinking & culture of @samajwadiparty .The silence of SP chief & his ally @Mayawati, who is also a woman, is surprising. This is very unfortunate..Azam Khan’s statement is extremely disrespectful,shows his cheap mindset pic.twitter.com/LnRmL3bw0s
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 15, 2019
Union Minister @smritiirani in #Amethi on @samajwadiparty leader Azam Khan’s remark: Derogatory comments were being made on a woman and SP leaders were sitting silently. I urge them that politics has its own place and respect for women in India has its own. pic.twitter.com/GmNE1Jd2fx
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 15, 2019
Senior @INCIndia leader @SheilaDikshit on #AzamKhan: This is highly condemnable, he owes an apology to women immediately.Its unacceptable, action should be taken against him pic.twitter.com/5a1Bw8GtgB
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 15, 2019
BR Tiwari, Addl. Chief Election Officer on #AzamKhan ‘s remark: Taking cognizance of the matter, concerned Dist Magistrate has been asked to file a report. We’ll receive the report soon. As per information received by the DM, probably an FIR has also been registered against him. pic.twitter.com/gWAVIfbab7
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 15, 2019
SH Meena, SP Rampur on @samajwadiparty leader #AzamKhan ‘s remark: An FIR has been registered against him. Police is taking further action. pic.twitter.com/QRbqFFjpNB
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 15, 2019
NK Yadav, @BJP4India MLC on being asked ‘Why @yadavakhilesh & @Mayawati are silent on Azam Khan’: #AzamKhan ke bayan par koi bayan nahi denge kyunki vo us party ke paltu aadmi hain jinka kaam hai dusre ko gali dena,isliye darte hain ki unka bhi chaddhi aur baniyaan na dekhne lage
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 15, 2019
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