New Delhi: BJP MLA Sadhana Singh sparked controversy on Saturday by publically passing offensive comments targeting BSP supremo Mayawati.
Singh said that she doesn’t think Mayawati is a woman or a man, adding that the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister sold her dignity in exchange for power.
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.”
#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
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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.
The BJP lawmaker’s comments drew a sharp reaction from BSP which said that the language reflected the party’s “frustration with the SP-BSP alliance”. “They have lost their mental balance in fear of losing the election in Uttar Pradesh,” BSP’s Satish Chandra Mishra was quoted in a report.