Congress leader Dilip Ghosh refutes BJP’s Kangana Ranaut allegations

Supriya Shrinate says the offensive social media posts were posted without her knowledge

New Delhi:

Congress leader Supriya Shrinate, who was criticized for making derogatory remarks about actor-politician Kangana Ranaut on social media, today questioned whether the BJP will Its MP Dilip Ghosh made offensive remarks against Trinamool chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

“Dilip Ghosh is a former Bengal party president of the BJP and Medinipur MP. He was in Durgapur (Baddhaman) against (Trinamool) Kirti Azad He was frustrated at being left out of the contest. In one offensive remark, he asked ‘who is Mamata Banerjee’s father’,” Supriya Shrinate posted on X asking if the BJP would do react.

Ms. Shrinate also asked whether the BJP would remain silent on the allegations of sexual harassment by a wrestler against its MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

During the campaign, Mr Ghosh’s remarks about Ms Banerjee sparked huge controversy. “Didi goes to Goa and says, ‘I am the daughter of Goa’ and then goes to Tripura and says, ‘I am the daughter of Tripura’. Decide who your father is. Just be anyone’s Daughters are no good,” he was heard saying in a now-viral video.

The remarks prompted a strong response from the Trinamool Congress, which said Mr Ghosh was “venting his frustration” after being “ousted” from the Medinipur constituency he currently represents and fielded from another seat.

Trinamool leader Sushmita Dev referred to the row that erupted over Ms Ranaut’s derogatory remarks. “BJP is making an important speech (on the Kangana Ranaut issue) but its leader’s remarks against the country’s only woman chief minister are against our political tradition. I would like to ask the National Commission for Women Chairperson, are you so Worried about the BJP candidate but you remained silent when the BJP insulted Mamata Banerjee. You should be ashamed,” she said.

Ms Ranaut, the BJP candidate from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, hit out at the social media post on Ms Shrinath’s profile.

The “Queen” actor said she has played different female characters, “from a prostitute in Rajjo to a revolutionary leader in Thalevi”.

“We must free our daughters from the shackles of prejudice, we must move beyond curiosity about their body parts, and most importantly, we must avoid viewing the challenging lives or circumstances of sex workers as some form of abuse or denigration… … Every woman deserves to be treated with respect for her dignity,” she said.

In the face of huge backlash, Ms Shrinate issued a clarification saying she had deleted what she said were “inappropriate posts” that had been posted from her social media accounts without her knowledge. “A lot of people have access to my Facebook and Instagram accounts. One of them posted an extremely inappropriate post today. I deleted it as soon as I found out. Everyone who knows me knows that I can never It’s personal.’ and inappropriate comments about any woman,” she said.

These remarks triggered a strong response from the National Women’s Committee. “Such behavior is intolerable and violates the dignity of women. (NCW Chairman) has written to the Election Commissioner of India demanding immediate and stringent action against them. Let us uphold respect and dignity for all women,” the panel said. .