Mayawati Assaults Congress For Kamal Nath’s “Merchandise” Statement

Bhopal:

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday hit out at senior Congressman Kamal Nath for the usage of the time period “merchandise” whilst ridiculing a Madhya Pradesh girl minister right through a bypoll marketing campaign speech.

She requested Dalits to to vote for the BSP to show the Congress a lesson over this statement.

Talking on Sunday in Dabra, the place the Congress is up in opposition to the BJP’s Imarti Devi, Mr Nath had instructed the gang his party candidate used to be a “easy particular person” whilst his opponent used to be an “merchandise”.

“Congress senior chief and previous Madhya Pradesh Leader Minister’s indecent remark in opposition to a Dalit girl contesting bypolls from Dabra in Gwalior (department) is grossly anti-woman, extremely shameful and extremely deplorable,” Mayawati tweeted, including that the Congress top command should apologise for Mr Nath’s statement.

In some other tweet, she requested Dalits to vote for her party in an effort to educate the Congress a lesson.

Imarti Devi and 21 different MLAs dependable to Jyotiraditya Scindia had resigned from the Congress and the state Meeting and joined the BJP in March, within the procedure bringing down the Nath executive.

Bypolls for 28 seats are slated for November three whilst counting of votes will likely be hung on November 10. 

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