Jayashree Thorat is a health care provider by career (File)
Mumbai:
BJP chief Vasantrao Deshmukh has courted controversy after he allegedly made a derogatory comment towards Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat’s daughter.
Vasantrao Deshmukh, a long-time opponent of the Thorats, made the alleged comment at a programme organised by BJP chief Sujay Vikhe Patil at Sangamner in Ahilyanagar district on Friday.
The saffron social gathering, nevertheless, has condemned the comment, with the Maharashtra BJP chief calling for motion towards Vasantrao Deshmukh.
Tensions erupted within the Sangamner as Congress employees and Balasaheb Thorat supporters protested by tearing down banners of Vikhe Patil.
Jayashree Thorat, a health care provider by career, has been campaigning for her father, who’s searching for re-election from the Sangamner constituency for the ninth time.
Speaking to reporters, Jayashree Thorat stated, “What have I performed that I’m being spoken about in such a shameful method? I’ve been campaigning for my father by organising youth conclaves within the constituency. Even when individuals who have spoken about me are opponents, there ought to be a typical for criticism.” When requested in regards to the developments, Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat, who’s in Mumbai, stated his daughter was able to dealing with the scenario in Sangamner.
“My employees assured me that they’ll deal with Sangamner because the social gathering had given me the accountability of the state, and I ought to dedicate my time to it,” he stated.
NCP (SP) state president Jayant Patil condemned the BJP and Vasantrao Deshmukh, claiming that the remarks have uncovered the saffron social gathering’s actual face about ladies.
“On one hand, they converse of ‘laadki bahin’, and alternatively, they use derogatory language towards ladies,” he stated, warning that girls will reply to such feedback utilizing the poll field.
Sharing a video of Vasantrao Deshmukh’s feedback on ‘X’, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Aaditya Thackeray wrote, “Shameful! That is BJP’s politics.. Ought to or not it’s accepted?” In the meantime, Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule stated the social gathering disapproves of the comment and strict motion could be taken towards Vasantrao Deshmukh.
“The police ought to take acceptable steps. Jayashree is like our daughter regardless that now we have political variations together with her father,” he stated, including that the social gathering won’t tolerate such insults and can take motion.
Chandrashekhar Bawankule claimed Congress employees took benefit of the scenario and attacked Sujay Vikhe Patil, who had nothing to do with the feedback.
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