The Election Commission on Tuesday banned Congress leader Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48-hours over his alleged "derogatory remarks" against Bharatiya Janata Party MP Hema Malini.
Kangana Ranaut, who recently ventured into politics as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha election from her hometown Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, commended fellow actor and BJP leader Hema Malini.
BJP MP and candidate of Mathura constituency, Hema Malini, who has been busy campaigning for Lok Sabha Polls, recently visited a wheat field in Uttar Pradesh.
The meeting assumes significance as around 35 per cent of voters of the Mathura Lok Sabha constituency are from the Jat community, the main support base of the RLD.
The Congress President will have to submit the response by April 11 on steps taken by the party to ensure strict compliance of Commission's advisories upholding honour and dignity of women during public discourse by all party leaders.
People of Mathura consider Hema Malini, who is the wife of actor Dharmendra Deol, as Jat's daughter-in-law. Mathura, situated on the banks of Yamuna, is a Jat-dominated area with about 35 per cent Jat voters.
Calling for a 'strict' action against Congress leader Randeep Surjewala over his 'sexist' remarks against BJP MP and actress Hema Malini, BJP spokesperson Shazia Ilmi on Thursday said that the Congress party's thinking is 'anti-women'.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath emphasized on Thursday that, following Ayodhya and Kashi, the government's attention is now directed towards Mathura and Vrindavan. He expressed optimism for a positive court ruling on Mathura as well and emphasized that the pace of development in
Senior Haryana BJP leader and former home minister of the state, Anil Vij on Thursday slammed Congress leader Randeep Surjewala for his alleged derogatory remarks against BJP MP Hema Malini and said that his statement shows the Congress's attitude towards women.
National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma on Thursday slammed Congress leader Randeep Surjewala over his alleged objectionable remarks against BJP MP Hema Malini and questioned as to why senior politicians think that they can make misogynistic statements for women and later g
The Haryana State Commission for Women has also issued notice to Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala over his remarks against actor and BJP MP Hema Malini.