With the opposition Congress looking for police motion and disciplinary proceedings in opposition to Uttarakhand BJP president Bansidhar Bhagat for his remarks in opposition to Leader of Opposition Indira Hridayesh, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday took to Twitter to apologise to the Congress chief over the incident, saying he’s “very sad”.
A delegation of Congress leaders led by state chief Pritam Singh met DGP Ashok Kumar and gave a letter demanding an FIR in opposition to Bhagat underneath applicable sections. Party staff burnt Bhagat’s effigies to protest over his remarks in Dehradun. The Congress has additionally introduced protests in district and block headquarters of Garhwal area on Thursday and in Kumaun area on Friday.
This comes a day after a video, during which Bhagat purportedly referred to as Indira Hridayesh a “budhia (old woman)”, was extensively circulated on social media. “Hamari neta pratipaksh keh rahi hain, bahut se vidhayak mere sampark me hain…arre budhia, tujhse kyun sampark karengey? kis se sampark karenge? doobte jahaaj se sampark karenge? (Our Leader of Opposition is saying that several MLAs are in touch with her. Why will they contact you, old woman? Who will they contact? A sinking ship?),” Bhagat is purportedly heard saying within the video.
“Respected sister Indira Hridayesh, today I am very sad. Women are highly respected and revered by us. I personally apologise to you and all the others like me who have been hurt. I will call you tomorrow and apologise for this once again,” Rawat tweeted, tagging the Congress chief in his tweet.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Bhagat mentioned, “Indira Hridayesh-ji is a respected leader for us. I had no intention to hurt her personally. If she was hurt, I simply take back my words.”
