Anti-women party: BJP shares video of Haryana Congress worker ‘molested’ at event

The BJP on Saturday shared a video of a Congress worker being molested on stage in the presence of Congress MP Deepender Hooda and other leaders during a party event in Haryana. The BJP called Congress the most “anti-women party” even as Congress MP Kumari Selja condemned the incident and demanded strict action against the accused.
The row erupted on a day Haryana voted in the Assembly polls, where an upbeat Congress is attempting to stop the BJP from securing a record third consecutive term.
Sharing the video of the incident, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla questioned the silence of Deepender Hooda and alleged that many women Congress leaders had left the party due to misconduct.
“A very shameful video has surfaced. It is circulating in the media, and Kumari Selja has confirmed it. In broad daylight, on a Congress platform in the presence of Deepender Hooda, a female leader was openly harassed and abused by Congress workers… If women in Congress are not safe on public platforms during the day, how can the state’s women feel secure?” Poonawalla said.
Stressing that the Congress “signifies an anti-women mindset”, Poonawalla said the discomfort of the women leader was visible in the video when she was being harassed.
“Many female Congress leaders have left due to the misconduct by so-called Congress men. Yet, Priyanka Vadra, who promotes the slogan of women’s empowerment, remains silent. Congress signifies an anti-women mindset. Will Priyanka Vadra and Rahul Gandhi take action against Hooda supporters?” he further said.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said it was in the culture and DNA of the Congress to not respect women, the poor, and Dalits. “If we get a complaint in this regard, then we will take action. Our government will take strict action and not spare anyone. Women are an integral part of society,” Saini said.
Meanwhile, Congress MP Kumari Selja said she had spoken with the woman. Selja, whose relations with the Hooda camp purportedly soured in the run-up to the polls, said the woman conformed to her that people were touching and elbowing her.
“I spoke to her, she told me that some people were touching her and trying to remove her from the stage. We saw the same in the video as well and when I confirmed this with her, she told me that someone misbehaved with her. If something like this happens to a woman today, it is highly condemnable. Action should be taken on this,” Selja told ANI.