“BJP Criticizes Rahul Gandhi For ‘Inappropriate Conduct’ With Female Officer”

The BJP on Thursday intensified its criticism of Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi regarding purported “misconduct” involving a female police officer during a protest. BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia criticized Gandhi, claiming he promotes the ‘Smash The Patriarchy’ slogan while he himself “misbehaves” with female police officers.

The claim arose from a video of an encounter near Jantar Mantar as police tried to remove one of the female protesters from the sit-in on Ashoka Road in Delhi. The video presented by Bhatia during the press conference depicted Rahul Gandhi pushing a female police officer.

Opposition MPs from the INDIA bloc staged a sit-in protest at Ashoka Road on October 7 to highlight the ‘vote chori’ issue and demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, following their eight-hour dharna the previous day to call for a meeting with election commissioners.
They intended to stage the protest at Jantar Mantar but were halted by police at a roundabout on Ashoka Road. The leaders were apprehended afterward. The clip the BJP leader showed is from that same demonstration.

Calling Rahul Gandhi’s conduct “shameful”, Bhatia said his actions amount to “violating the dignity of the woman cop”.

“Is this Rahul Gandhi’s character?” he asked. He further attacked the Leader of the Opposition, questioning his silence on the video.

“There has been no explanation till now from Rahul Gandhi or the Congress party. Smash the Patriarchy has been reduced to a mere slogan by the Congress.” “Why didn’t he let women Congress leaders deal with the woman police officer? Shows that Gandhi doesn’t respect women,” Bhatia added.

Bhatia also played another video showing Priyanka Gandhi in a scuffle with a woman police officer during a protest. “Priyanka Gandhi pushed a woman police officer while being protected by her security personnel. Do only women of the Gandhi family deserve to be treated with dignity?” he asked.