Watch: Now you can marry fair women from Kashmir, says BJP MLA

Explaining the merits of the Centre’s move to modify Article 370, a UP BJP lawmaker said that the party workers could now marry fair women from Kashmir. The comments from Vikram Saini were caught on camera and went viral on Social Media.

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A day after the Centre moved to modify special privileges to J&K under Article 370, BJP MLA from Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar Vikram Singh Saini sparked a row on Tuesday after he said that the party workers were “excited” because they will now be able to get married to “fair girls from Kashmir”.

He said bachelors in BJP were now welcome to go to Kashmir, buy plots and get married.

In a video clip that went viral on the social media, the lawmaker from Khatauli was seen speaking at a function organized on Tuesday to celebrate the revoking of the special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Speaking at the event, he said, “The workers are very excited and those who are bachelors, they can get married there. There is no issue now. Earlier, there was a lot of atrocities on women."

When asked about his misogynistic statement, the lawmaker said there was nothing objectionable in what he said.

Giving clarification, he said, “Now anyone can get married to a Kashmiri girl without any issue. That is all I said and it is the truth. This is freedom for the people of Kashmir. That is why we organised the event. Now, Kashmiris have attained freedom."