Kolkata: A recent controversy involving BJP MP Khagen Murmu has emerged from a viral video captured during his campaign trail, wherein he is seen kissing a woman on her cheeks. The Trinamool party has highlighted this incident, alleging that BJP leaders hold anti-women sentiments.
In response, the Trinamool stated, “If you cannot believe what you just saw, let us clarify. Yes, this is BJP MP & Maldaha Uttar candidate @khagen_murmu kissing a woman on his own accord on his campaign trail.”
If you cannot believe what you just saw, let us clarify. Yes, this is BJP MP & Maldaha Uttar candidate @khagen_murmu kissing a woman on his own accord on his campaign trail.
From MPs that sexually harass women wrestlers to leaders who make obscene songs about Bengali women, BJP… pic.twitter.com/f0PKdaDDn5
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) April 9, 2024
The woman involved described the gesture as an “act of affection” during an interview with a local TV channel. She questioned the negativity surrounding the incident, stating, “Where’s the problem if a person of my father’s age shows his affection towards me and plants a kiss on my cheeks? Why do people have such a dirty mindset? There’s nothing wrong in it.”
Mr. Murmu defended his actions by likening the woman to “his child,” citing a bond of affection.
Accusing the BJP of harboring anti-women attitudes, the Trinamool, under the leadership of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, stated, “From MPs that sexually harass women wrestlers to leaders who make obscene songs about Bengali women, BJP camp has no dearth of anti-women politicians. This is how Modi Ka Parivar engages in Nari Ka Samman! Imagine what they would do if they came to power.”
This statement referenced past controversies involving BJP figures, such as former wrestling body chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accused of sexual assault by women wrestlers, and Pawan Singh, a former BJP candidate from Asansol who withdrew from the contest amid criticism of his songs allegedly containing objectionable references to Bengali women.
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