Women Commission summons MP Surjewala over 'sexist' remark on Hema Malini

Women Commission summons MP Surjewala over 'sexist' remark on Hema Malini

The Haryana State Commission for Women has summoned Congress MP Randeep Surjewala on April 9 for making "vile, sexist" remarks against Mathura MP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Hema Malini.

Haryana State Commission For Women issues notice to Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala over his remarks against actor and BJP MP Hema Malini pic.twitter.com/oqurNUWrmm

— ANI (@ANI) April 4, 2024

Following the comment, the BJP launched a scathing attack on Surjewala after the party's IT department head Amit Malviya shared an undated video on X (formerly Twitter) in which the Congress MP was heard making some objectionable remarks about Hema Malini.

 

The video shows Surjewala saying, “Why do we make MLAs/MPs? So that they can raise our voice, get our views accepted. It is no Hema Malini, who’s made to lick?”

The BJP said that Surjewala's actions showed that the Congress was misogynistic and abhorred women. Surjewala, however, said that only selective parts of his speech were shared by the BJP IT cell, adding that the BJP had a habit of "distorting facts and spreading lies".

भाजपा की IT Cell को काट-छांट, तोड़-मरोड़, फ़र्ज़ी-झूठी बातें फ़ैलाने की आदत बन गई है, ताकि वो हररोज़ मोदी सरकार की युवा विरोधी, किसान विरोधी, गरीब विरोधी नीतियों-विफलताओं व भारत के संविधान को ख़त्म करने की साज़िश से देश का ध्यान भटका सके।

पूरा वीडियो सुनिए - मैंने कहा "हम तो… pic.twitter.com/hEtJYaswzE

— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) April 4, 2024

Malviya said, "Congress MP Randeep Surjewala makes a vile sexist comment, that is demeaning and derogatory, not just for Hema Malini, who is an accomplished individual, but women in general." He added, "This is Rahul Gandhi's Congress. It is misogynistic and abhors women."

Congress MP Randeep Surjewala makes a vile sexist comment, that is demeaning and derogatory, not just for Hema Malini, who is an accomplished individual, but women in general. He asks, “MLA/MP क्यों बनाते हैं? ताकि वो हमारी आवाज़ उठा सकें, हमारी बात मनवायें, इसीलिए बनाते होंगे।… pic.twitter.com/JO0UIXSOt1

— Amit Malviya (मोदी का परिवार) (@amitmalviya) April 3, 2024

Malviya posted on X, "Who thinks of women as something to lick? That is the most disgusting description someone can come up with. Just the other day, Surjewala’s colleague was asking the 'rate' of another BJP woman leader, and now this..."