New Delhi/IBNS: Several Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Thursday protested against Union Minister Giriraj Singhs comment on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjees shaking of legs at the inauguration ceremony of 29th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), calling it misogynistic.
The MPs protested near Mahatma Gandhis statue in Parliament premise.
Our women, Our strength!
Women MPs and party leaders staged a protest today in front of Gandhi Jis statue against @girirajsinghbjps distasteful remarks directed at Honble CM @MamataOfficial.
Bengal proudly celebrates its women, each a personification of Maa Durga. pic.twitter.com/4oVWsYsMLa
All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) December 7, 2023
During the 29th KIFF inauguration in Kolkata, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan had requested Mamata Banerjee to join him and other guests to shake her legs to the festival theme song, which was playing in the background.
Though Mamata resisted initially, she later joined the actors and tried to give them her company.
#SalmanKhan dances with Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Mahesh Bhatt at Kolkata International Film Festival pic.twitter.com/fN2PKE22wM
Surajit (@surajit_ghosh2) December 5, 2023
In an interview on Wednesday, Singh, who is the Rural Development Minister, commented on Mamatas dance and said, Jashn mana rahi hai, thumke laga rahi hai, yeh uchit nahi hai (she is celebrating and dancing. This is not right).
Later, he refused to acknowledge uttering the word thumke.
Facing flak, Singh said, You can see my tweet, I have said that Mamata Didi, the state that is suffering from corruption and where the rights of the poor are being snatched, youre making Jashn there. Is saying Jashn similar to thumka?
Slamming Singh, TMC MP Mahua Moitra, who was protesting on Thursday, said, It is absolutely shameful, misogynistic and patriarchal. Shameless Giriraj Singh and BJP cannot handle women in power and in authority.
Shameless @girirajsinghbjp @BJP4India cannot handle women in power in authority. Forget apologizing – he now lies outright, says he never said what he did!
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Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) December 7, 2023
Reacting to Singhs remark, Mamata told reporters, I dont know how to dance. I dance with tribals to support them. I was almost forced to dance (by the actors on stage). So I did it out of respect for Bollywood.
Shameless @girirajsinghbjp @BJP4India cannot handle women in power in authority. Forget apologizing – he now lies outright, says he never said what he did!
Shandilyaji – ??? ???? ?? ??? ???? ????? ?????? ??, ???? ???? ?? ???? ???? ???? ?? https://t.co/TgiCCJ21ED
Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) December 7, 2023
