Bhopal: A Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh has found himself in the middle of a controversy after he allegedly made a sexist comment while attacking the Union governnment.
In a tweet, Jitu Patwari said that in a bid to get a son, the BJP government gave birth to five daughters.
Jitu compared the development to ‘son’ and ‘failed schemes’ of the Modi government to a series of ‘daughters’.
“Putra ke chakkar me 5 putriyan paida ho gai! 1- notebandi, 2-GST, 3-Mahangai, 4-Berojgari, 5-Mandi, Parantu Vikas Abhi Tak Paida Nahi hua (Five daughters were born in an attempt to beget a son- 1-demonetisation 2-GST 3-inflation 4- unemployment 5-recession. But development was not born yet)”, he tweeted.
Reacting strongly, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said in a tweet addressed to National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma, “Please take note of this highly misogynistic tweet of an elected representative which projects daughters as unwanted & in most regressive manner.”