BJP MP makes sexist remarks on Priyanka Gandhi’s clothes

 

A Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker has joined a growing list of politicians making sexist comments over AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi’s entry into politics. 

 

BJP Member of Parliament Harish Dwivedi was quoted as commenting on Gandhi’s clothing. A news agency quoted him as saying at an event in Basti: “Rahul fail hain toh Priyanka bhi fail hain. Jab Priyanka Gandhi Delhi mein rehti hain toh jeans aur top mein rehti hai aur jab shetra mein aati hain toh saree aur sindoor laga kar aati hain (If Rahul’s failed, so has Priyanka. When she’s in Delhi, Priyanka Gandhi wears jeans and a top, and when she enters the region, she’s wearing a saree)”. 

 

Dwivedi joins a growing list of BJP politicians who have been making sexist jibes at Priyanka Gandhi since the Congress announced last month that she was formally entering active politics. 

 

Bihar minister Vinod Narayan Jha, when asked what he thinks about Gandhi, said, "She's very beautiful. But other than that she holds no political achievement or talent." Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi also had major problem with Priyanka due to her resemblance with her grandmother, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

 

Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya said the party was fielding "chocolaty" faces in the forthcoming general elections because there weren’t enough strong leaders.

 

"A Congress leader demands that Kareena Kapoor should be fielded from Bhopal Lok Sabha seat. Sometimes others talk about fielding Salman Khan from Indore. Likewise, Priyanka (Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) was also brought into active politics," Vijayvargiya had told reporters.

 

BJP MP Subramanian Swamy called Gandhi “bipolar”.

 

"She has a disorder of bipolarity. She beats up people. Her ailment does not make her fit to lead a public life. The public should know when she is likely to lose mental balance," he said.

 

Bihar minister Vinod Narayan Jha said Priyanka Gandhi was "a very beautiful face with no political achievement to her credit”. 

 

Priyanka Gandhi took over as AICC general secretary in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh on Friday.