Opposition calls BJP MLA 'Ravan' for anti-women remarks, forces legislator to regret

Slamming BJP legislator Ram Kadam for his anti-women comments, opposition parties Wednesday likened him to demon king Ravan for telling youngsters he would "kidnap" a girl they like, forcing the MLA to "regret" his remarks.

At a 'dahi handi' event in his Ghatkopar assembly constituency Monday night, the BJP MLA had told youngsters that they can tell him if they liked a girl and he would "kidnap" her for them even if she rejects their proposal.

With Kadam's remarks triggering an outrage, Kadam issued a video message on social media, saying, "I have very high regard for women. Without giving any explanation about the video clip (of his controversial remarks), I express my regret."
Claiming that his comments were distorted, Kadam said, "A (conveniently) edited video clip of my Ghatkopar event is being widely circulated but I am not going to make any comments about it."