On Friday, September 29, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Abdul Bari Siddiqui made a extremely sexist comment whereas opposing the Women’s Reservation Bill, which lately grew to become legislation after it obtained assent from President Droupadi Murmu. The RJD senior chief mentioned that ladies with powder, lipsticks and bob-cut hairstyles would come ahead within the title of the Women’s Reservation Bill.
While addressing a public occasion in Muzaffarpur, the RJD chief asserted that the Women’s Reservation Bill wouldn’t guarantee illustration of all sections of girls in society and that it could primarily profit girls who put on powder, and lipstick and maintain bob-cut hairstyles, implying privileged girls.
“Those with powder, lipsticks and bob cut hairstyles would come forward in the name of women’s reservation. Rather, the government should provide reservations for women belonging to backward communities,” Siddiqui mentioned.
“अब संसद में लिपिस्टिक और छोटे बालों वाली महिलाएं आ जाएंगी और आपकी महिलाओं का हक मार लेंगी”
◆ महिला आरक्षण क़ानून पर RJD नेता अब्दुल बारी सिद्दीकी का विवादित बयान
Abdul Bari Siddiqui | #AbdulBariSiddiqui | #WomensReservationBill pic.twitter.com/CNj8fwjiin
— News24 (@news24tvchannel) September 30, 2023
The RJD chief additional suggested the viewers to keep away from tv and social media. He advised staying away from tv and social media until no less than the Lok Sabha elections including that the “masters” of tv and social media are inclined to act on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s indicators. He inspired all socialists to decide to boycotting tv no less than till the Lok Sabha elections. “You should stop watching the TV and spending time on social media without using your brains,” Siddiqui mentioned.
BJP slams RJD chief Abdul Bari Siddiqui for his sexist comment, questions Congress’ silence
Meanwhile, BJP has strongly reacted to the RJD chief’s sexist assertion. It additionally condemned the Congress and different opposition events of the I.N.D.I. alliance for not opposing their ally’s anti-woman comment
BJP chief Shehzad Poonawalla mentioned, “Congress party is afraid of the same socialists, RJD, JDU who give such statements that women with a bob cut and lipstick will come. In order to get their support, you did not give women their rights.”
“This is not just the statement and thought process of RJD. It is the thought process of the entire I.N.D.I. alliance today. When we are passing the constitutional guarantee under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi for women’s reservation, 50 per cent population of this country are being humiliated and insulted by the I.N.D.I. alliance,” he mentioned.
#WATCH दिल्ली: राजद नेता अब्दुल बारी सिद्दीकी के कथित बयान पर भाजपा नेता शहजाद पूनावाला ने कहा, “कांग्रेस पार्टी इसी समाजवादी, RJD, JDU के डर से जो इस प्रकार के वक्तव्य देते हैं कि बॉब कट और लिपस्टिक वाली महिलाएं आ जाएंगी, उनके समर्थन को प्राप्त करने के चक्कर में आपने महिलाओं को… pic.twitter.com/IYI5Gh8UTj
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) September 30, 2023
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad additionally slammed the RJD get together for its double requirements. He asserted {that a} get together which has all the time believed in caste divide and dynastic politics talking on girls’s reservation is sort of hypocritical.
“…Ordinary OBC or party worker has no place, it is reserved for the family. Therefore, this hypocrisy, double-standards are shocking. We are proud of PM Modi for the way he has empowered the women of the country…,” the BJP MP was quoted by ANI as saying.
#WATCH | On RJD chief Abdul Bari Siddiqui’s reported assertion on the Women’s Reservation Bill, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, “…Ordinary OBC or get together employee has no place, it’s reserved for the household. Therefore, this hypocrisy, double-standards are stunning. We are proud… pic.twitter.com/AFEkuLn1n0
— ANI (@ANI) September 30, 2023
The RJD chief is not any stranger to controversies. It is pertinent to recall that in December final 12 months, Abdul Bari Siddiqui sparked controversy after he mentioned that he requested his son who studied at Harvard University within the United States and daughter who studied on the London School of Economics to get jobs overseas, and if potential, get citizenship there as properly alleging that Indian Muslims face insecurity in India and that his youngsters could not in a position to tolerate that.
अब “भारत” रहने लायक नहीं रहा –
RJD नेता “अब्दुल बारी सिद्दीकी”@RJDforIndia @yadavtejashwi @NitishKumar #Bihar pic.twitter.com/3CKIdoPK1t
— Sudarshan News (@SudarshanNewsTV) December 23, 2022
Back in 2020, Abdul Bari Siddiqui had known as Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “Dangewala CM” (riot-accused CM). Siddiqui made outrageous remarks in opposition to PM Modi even if PM Modi was given a clear chit by the Supreme Court within the Gujarat riots of 2002, which occurred within the aftermath of the burning of Sabarmati Express in Godhra.
Notably, the Women’s Reservation Bill handed by the Parliament final week, grew to become legislation after it obtained assent from President Droupadi Murmu. As reported earlier, the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhniyam’, which supplies 33 per cent reservation for ladies within the Lok Sabha in addition to the state legislative assemblies, was unanimously handed by the Rajya Sabha, turning into the primary invoice to be handed within the new Parliament constructing.
While the I.N.D.I Alliance had jumped to assert credit score for a similar with the Congress main the credit score warfare inside the alliance, OpIndia reported how the Bill was delayed by Opposition events, together with those that had been members of the UPA, like SP, RJD, LJP, and JDU, for the final 27 years.
