A BJP leader stoked a controversy in the Odisha Assembly on Thursday when he said "Muslim women dominate red-light areas of Mumbai and Kolkata".
Speaking in support of the 'triple talaq' bill, B C Sethi, the BJP's deputy leader in the assembly, quoted "survey reports" during Zero Hour to justify his claim even as members of the Congress and the BJD demanded that the statement be expunged from the records.
"What's wrong in quoting survey reports in the House?" Sethi asked "I have not made any adverse remarks against any community, but quoted survey reports that say Muslim women dominate the red-light areas in Mumbai and Kolkata."
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