New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari courted controversy Tuesday along with his declare that girls within the state eat extra alcohol than anyplace else within the nation.

Quickly after the feedback went viral, his BJP counterpart Hemant Khandelwal sought an apology for the “indecent assertion in opposition to ladies energy”.

Patwari additionally claimed that the BJP authorities’s insurance policies had turned Madhya Pradesh right into a state drowned in intoxication from what it was as soon as perceived because the land of prosperity.

“BJP which desires of ‘Samridh Madhya Pradesh’ (affluent Madhya Pradesh) has made such a scenario,” he added. “I say this with full certainty. The rationale I stated that is that no different state, not even Punjab, has such a widespread drug commerce; most of it occurs in Madhya Pradesh. But, our chief minister (Mohan Yadav) has by no means made efforts to free us from this drug menace.”

He accused the BJP of searching for votes within the title of schemes like Ladli Behna, however on the similar time it didn’t take critical steps to guard ladies from substance abuse.

Terming the feedback as “shameful”, Khandelwal alleged that Patwari had insulted the state’s ladies energy by calling them drunkards.

“The shameful assertion by Madhya Pradesh Congress president and Rahul Gandhi’s trusted confidant, Jitu Patwari, insulting the state’s ladies energy by calling them drunkards deserves condemnation within the strongest attainable phrases,” he stated.

The BJP state chief additional stated that on a day when “tens of millions of sisters throughout the nation are observing the quick of Hartalika Teej (a Hindu pageant) with devotion and with out meals, utilizing such indecent and insulting language in opposition to ladies energy on this sacred day just isn’t solely an affront to Indian tradition but in addition a gross insult to the religion of tens of millions of ladies”.

Praising CM Yadav’s management, Khandelwal stated the BJP authorities was offering respectful monetary help to the sisters, “which is why the annoyed Congress is now lashing out.” Jitu Patwari should apologise for his indecent assertion in opposition to ladies energy, he added.

BJP nationwide spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi stated Patwari has insulted the dignity of ladies throughout the state by way of his assertion. “Congress which is each anti-development and anti-Structure, has as soon as once more uncovered its deeply anti-women face by way of the extraordinarily condemnable assertion of the Madhya Pradesh Congress president,” he alleged.

(Edited by Tony Rai)

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