Amid uproar over alleged derogatory remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s late mother, Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly Tejaswi Yadav on Wednesday said that “no one’s mother should be abused” and accused BJP spokespersons of repeatedly insulting women.
“No one’s mother should be abused. We are not in favour of this; it’s not in our culture. But PM Modi spoke about Sonia Gandhi, and questions were raised on Nitish Kumar’s DNA. BJP MLAs have abused my mother and sisters in the assembly. BJP spokespersons repeatedly insult women on live camera… The people of Bihar know everything. The Prime Minister was abroad for so many days, and when he came here, he started crying, but he was laughing abroad,” Yadav told reporters.
Union Minister Annapurna Devi strongly criticised the Mahagathbandhan, calling the remarks “unfortunate and condemnable” and terming them a sign of “frustration” within the INDI alliance.
“It is unfortunate and condemnable that derogatory remarks were made against the PM’s late mother from a political stage. This was painful for every mother and child. Not only was an abusive insult hurled at the PM’s mother, but also at him. It shows that the INDI alliance is frustrated because they know they have no place in Bihar… No one will tolerate such derogatory remarks,” Devi said.
She alleged that the INDI alliance had shown “no remorse or regret” about the dignity of women.
“Everyone in the country is hurt. The PM spoke on this at an event yesterday. They (Mahagathbandhan) have not even once apologised for this. It appears they have no remorse or regret, and also do not care about the respect of women… I think the INDI alliance doesn’t understand the importance of respecting a mother. This time the women in Bihar will give a befitting reply to them,” she added.
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The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has called a statewide bandh in Bihar on September 4 to protest against the alleged abusive language directed at Prime Minister Modi and his late mother during a joint opposition event in the state.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Modi himself hit out at the RJD and Congress over the remarks, saying they were an insult not just to his mother but to all women in the country.
“Mother is our world. Mother is our self-respect. I had not even imagined what happened a few days ago in this tradition-rich Bihar. My mother was abused from the stage of RJD-Congress in Bihar… These abuses are not just an insult to my mother. These are insults to the mothers, sisters and daughters of the country. I know… how bad all of you, every mother of Bihar, felt after seeing and hearing this! I know, as much pain as I have in my heart, the people of Bihar are also in the same pain,” he said.
The Prime Minister noted that his mother, who passed away aged 100 and had no connection with politics, was insulted by the Opposition in Bihar. He also said he had been separated from her so that he could dedicate himself to serving the women of the country.
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