‘Look inawards & at BJP’s angle in the direction of girls’: Opposition after PM’s I-Day speech on ‘nari shakti’
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NEW DELHI: Opposition events on Monday referred to as out Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he hailed ‘nari shakti’ in his Independence Day speech, asking him to look inwards and on his occasion’s angle in the direction of girls.
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi urged individuals to pledge to not do something that lowers the dignity of girls, saying a mentality to insult them in speech and behavior has crept in.
TMC MP Derek O’ Brien reminded the prime minister of the “Didi o Didi” remark made by him on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee throughout an election rally within the state.
“Let’s pledge to wipe out misogyny’ said Prime Minister @narendramodi today. Completely agree, Sir. Should we start with you, leading by example,” wrote O’Brien on Twitter, attaching a video of Modi making the reference to Banerjee in his speech.
Congress chief Pawan Khera too posted a video compilation of the prime minister’s remarks on girls, together with feedback made on the ground of the House, on Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury within the Rajya Sabha over her laughter which was condemned as being “sexist”, his touch upon Banerjee and the “50-crore girlfriend” comment about Congress chief Shashi Tharoor’s spouse, Sunanda Pushkar.
“If anyone needs the most to take a pledge to respect women, then it is this person,” wrote Khera referring to the video.
नारी के सम्मान का संकल्प लेने की सबसे ज़्यादा आवश्यकता अगर किसी को है तो वह इस व्यक्ति को है। देखिए कैसे pic.twitter.com/klSno2zugg
— Pawan Khera (@Pawankhera) August 15, 2022
CPI common secretary D Raja too urged the PM to look at the angle of his personal occasion males as regards to girls. “It is not just about women. All humans should be treated with respect in society. This is not happening because the mindset is being controlled by a party which believes in the Manusmriti, patriarchy and caste system. This government has the numbers in both the Houses of Parliament, yet they have not passed the women reservation bill. His speech is mere rhetoric and there is no serious commitment whether towards women or towards the socially backward,” mentioned Raja, who additionally raised incidents in opposition to girls and the Dalits the place Modi has chosen to stay silent.
Shiv Sena chief and Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi mentioned Modi’s phrases didn’t match the actions on the bottom.
“If we look at Maharashtra not having any woman in cabinet with even the women and child portfolios being handed by male ministers. Even the labour force participation is rapidly decreasing and the government is not able to address them,” she mentioned.
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“There is also the matter of 33 per cent reservation being championed by the BJP, and despite having a full majority, it has not been implemented. So, those are the issues that we are looking at in 25 years from now. We also have to look at how policies have impacted the women on ground,” Chaturvedi mentioned.
She additionally referred to the ‘Sulli and Bulli offers’ incident through which girls had been berated and auctioned on social media.
NEW DELHI: Opposition events on Monday referred to as out Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he hailed ‘nari shakti’ in his Independence Day speech, asking him to look inwards and on his occasion’s angle in the direction of girls.
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi urged individuals to pledge to not do something that lowers the dignity of girls, saying a mentality to insult them in speech and behavior has crept in.
TMC MP Derek O’ Brien reminded the prime minister of the “Didi o Didi” remark made by him on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee throughout an election rally within the state.
“Let’s pledge to wipe out misogyny’ said Prime Minister @narendramodi today. Completely agree, Sir. Should we start with you, leading by example,” wrote O’Brien on Twitter, attaching a video of Modi making the reference to Banerjee in his speech.
Congress chief Pawan Khera too posted a video compilation of the prime minister’s remarks on girls, together with feedback made on the ground of the House, on Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury within the Rajya Sabha over her laughter which was condemned as being “sexist”, his touch upon Banerjee and the “50-crore girlfriend” comment about Congress chief Shashi Tharoor’s spouse, Sunanda Pushkar.
“If anyone needs the most to take a pledge to respect women, then it is this person,” wrote Khera referring to the video.
नारी के सम्मान का संकल्प लेने की सबसे ज़्यादा आवश्यकता अगर किसी को है तो वह इस व्यक्ति को है। देखिए कैसे pic.twitter.com/klSno2zugg
— Pawan Khera (@Pawankhera) August 15, 2022
CPI common secretary D Raja too urged the PM to look at the angle of his personal occasion males as regards to girls. “It is not just about women. All humans should be treated with respect in society. This is not happening because the mindset is being controlled by a party which believes in the Manusmriti, patriarchy and caste system. This government has the numbers in both the Houses of Parliament, yet they have not passed the women reservation bill. His speech is mere rhetoric and there is no serious commitment whether towards women or towards the socially backward,” mentioned Raja, who additionally raised incidents in opposition to girls and the Dalits the place Modi has chosen to stay silent.
Shiv Sena chief and Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi mentioned Modi’s phrases didn’t match the actions on the bottom.
“If we look at Maharashtra not having any woman in cabinet with even the women and child portfolios being handed by male ministers. Even the labour force participation is rapidly decreasing and the government is not able to address them,” she mentioned.
READ HERE | Self-obsessed authorities hell-bent on trivialising freedom fighters’ sacrifices: Sonia Gandhi
“There is also the matter of 33 per cent reservation being championed by the BJP, and despite having a full majority, it has not been implemented. So, those are the issues that we are looking at in 25 years from now. We also have to look at how policies have impacted the women on ground,” Chaturvedi mentioned.
She additionally referred to the ‘Sulli and Bulli offers’ incident through which girls had been berated and auctioned on social media.
