Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls, BJP & Congress Target Each Other Over 'Failure' To Protect Women's Honour

Since his remarks on 'Shakti,' BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have sharpened their attack on Rahul Gandhi.

PM Modi has, notably, turned the issue into an important theme in the party’s campaign for the Lok Sabha election. (Image Source: PTI)

New Delhi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the ruling BJP, and Congress train their guns at each other over women's honour. The debate started after Rahul Gandhi's controversial “fight against a shakti” remarks.

At a rally in Mumbai on Sunday, Gandhi had said, "We are not fighting against a political party...We are not fighting against Narendra Modi, nor are we fighting against one person. But, one face has been projected in the forefront." "In Hindu dharma, there is a word 'shakti'. We are fighting against a 'shakti' (power). The question arises as to what is that 'shakti'...," he had said.

Since his remarks on 'Shakti,' BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have sharpened their attack on Rahul Gandhi. PM Modi has, notably, turned the issue into an important theme in the party’s campaign for the Lok Sabha election.

Taking a jibe at the Congress leader, the BJP on Thursday released a poster of Rahul Gandhi with medals, with a caption saying 'If Insulting Women Was A Sport.'

Sharing the poster on X, the BJP on Thursday wrote, "Only sport he'd be a champ in!!"

Only sport he'd be a champ in!! pic.twitter.com/pQkN0A1ph9

— BJP (@BJP4India) March 21, 2024

BJP also took to X to share an ad on maternity leave. It was captioned, "Modi government is giving 6 months paid maternity leave. Now India does not have to compromise with career."

मोदी सरकार दे रही है 6 महीने की पेड मैटरनिटी लीव।

अब करियर से समझौता नहीं करना है इंडिया को।

आज ही संकल्प लें - https://t.co/AEfwPJP7Ua#PehlaVoteModiKo pic.twitter.com/30PYGFDi0K

— BJP (@BJP4India) March 21, 2024

Meanwhile, a delegation of Congress leaders comprising Mukul Wasnik, Salman Khurshid, and Supriya Shrinate met the Election Commission.

After the meeting, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the prime minister stands with demonic power. 

 

She said, "PM Modi had said in one of his statements - 'I will risk my life against the rapists.' Narendra Modi ji, the daughters of Manipur, Kathua, Kanpur, Banaras, and Hathras are asking you – when will you risk your life?"

PM मोदी ने अपने एक बयान में कहा था- 'बलात्कारियों के खिलाफ जान की बाजी लगा दूंगा।'

नरेंद्र मोदी जी, आपसे मणिपुर, कठुआ, कानपुर, बनारस और हाथरस की बेटियां पूछ रही हैं- आप जान की बाजी कब लगाएंगे?

देश का आगामी चुनाव आसुरी शक्ति और शक्तियों के बीच है।

प्रधानमंत्री जी, आसुरी शक्ति… pic.twitter.com/GnTJxfoo79

— Congress (@INCIndia) March 21, 2024

Congress leaders today complained to the Election Commission against Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) advertisements featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi's picture on trains, petrol pumps, bus stands, and other places for the party's election campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections.