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Focus on meaning, not the words: Jitu Patwari clarifies on controversial tweet

After Congress leader Jitu Patwari was heavily criticised for his controversial tweet 'five daughters for a son', the minister issued a clarification saying that people should pay attention to the meaning rather than words. He further said that it is the role of the opposition party to ask questions from the government.

Focus on meaning, not the words: Jitu Patwari clarifies on controversial tweet

Focus on meaning, not the words: Jitu Patwari clarifies on controversial tweet

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Published : Jun 25, 2020, 1:51 PM IST

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Former Madhya Pradesh Minister and Congress leader Jitu Patwari on Thursday clarified his controversial "five daughters for a son" remark and asked people to focus on the intention and meaning behind the same.

The Congress leader had on Wednesday landed in a controversy over his tweet slamming the BJP for having given birth to "five daughters" -- note ban, GST, inflation, unemployment and recession -- in its bid to birth a "son" -- development.

Tweet of Jitu Patwari targeting BJP

Tweet of Jitu Patwari targeting BJP

"The intention behind the tweet was to raise the questions in the interest of the nation... People should not focus on the words I used but the meaning and intention behind it. I only intend to urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi to work for the development of the country," Patwari told reporters.

Focus on meaning, not the words: Jitu Patwari clarifies on controversial tweet

He said that the people of the country trusted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and give him a majority in hopes that inflation will come down and the country will move towards development.

"Who else will ask questions if not the opposition? If anyone was offended, I have expressed regret on Twitter. But the country now wants to know where the development is?" the Congress leader said.

Responding to BJP's criticism of his tweet, Patwari said that this is an opportunity for the leaders of the ruling party to do the same.

मोदी जी ने नोटबंदी, जीएसटी, महंगाई, बेरोज़गारी और मंदी से देश की अर्थव्यवस्था की कमर तोड़ दी..!

—जनता यह सब केवल “विकास” की उम्मीद में सहन करती रही।

उपरोक्त आशय के साथ किये गये मेरे ट्वीट से यदि किसी की भावनायें आहत हुई हैं तो मैं खेद व्यक्त करता हूँ।
— Jitu Patwari (@jitupatwari) June 24, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
मोदी जी ने नोटबंदी, जीएसटी, महंगाई, बेरोज़गारी और मंदी से देश की अर्थव्यवस्था की कमर तोड़ दी..!

—जनता यह सब केवल “विकास” की उम्मीद में सहन करती रही।

उपरोक्त आशय के साथ किये गये मेरे ट्वीट से यदि किसी की भावनायें आहत हुई हैं तो मैं खेद व्यक्त करता हूँ।
— Jitu Patwari (@jitupatwari) June 24, 2020
">
मोदी जी ने नोटबंदी, जीएसटी, महंगाई, बेरोज़गारी और मंदी से देश की अर्थव्यवस्था की कमर तोड़ दी..!

—जनता यह सब केवल “विकास” की उम्मीद में सहन करती रही।

उपरोक्त आशय के साथ किये गये मेरे ट्वीट से यदि किसी की भावनायें आहत हुई हैं तो मैं खेद व्यक्त करता हूँ।
— Jitu Patwari (@jitupatwari) June 24, 2020

READ: FIR against Digvijaya Singh, 150 Congress workers for protest against fuel price hike

"They should criticise me. But they should also inform us about the impact of the development schemes launched by the ruling BJP. What is the condition of the economy? They have to answer," he added.

Patwari also targetted the BJP-led state government for the actions taken against senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and others over the recent protest against the hike in fuel prices.

"BJP organises virtual rallies and gathers crowd flouting social distancing norms. No actions are taken against them. But when leaders like Digvijaya Singh and others organise any event, even with permission, actions are taken against them, and FIRs are registered," he said.

He said that are the traits of a government that is 'scared of going out of power'.

READ: Youth Congress protests against fuel price hike

The BJP and several other social media users took strong exception to Patwari's Twitter post. In a tweet addressed to the chairperson of National Commission for Women (NCW) Rekha Sharma, BJP's national spokesman Sambit Patra tagged Patwari's post and said, "Please take note of this highly misogynistic tweet of an elected representative which projects daughters as unwanted & in a most regressive manner. This should not go unpunished!"

Respected Chairman @NCWIndia Ms @sharmarekha Ji,
Namaskar
Please take note of this highly misogynistic tweet of an elected representative which projects daughters as unwanted & in most regressive manner.
This should not go unpunished!
Thanks https://t.co/vdqkWKjbPO
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) June 24, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Respected Chairman @NCWIndia Ms @sharmarekha Ji,
Namaskar
Please take note of this highly misogynistic tweet of an elected representative which projects daughters as unwanted & in most regressive manner.
This should not go unpunished!
Thanks https://t.co/vdqkWKjbPO
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) June 24, 2020
">
Respected Chairman @NCWIndia Ms @sharmarekha Ji,
Namaskar
Please take note of this highly misogynistic tweet of an elected representative which projects daughters as unwanted & in most regressive manner.
This should not go unpunished!
Thanks https://t.co/vdqkWKjbPO
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) June 24, 2020

In her reply, Sharma assured action on Patwari's tweet.

"Sad that these people with this kind of mind set are calling themselves leaders. What are they teaching to their followers I wonder. Will ask for an explanation from him for sure," Sharma said in a tweet.

Sad that these people with this kind of mind set are calling themselves leaders. What are they teaching to their followers I wonder. Will ask for an explanation from him for sure. @sambitswaraj https://t.co/ETanvE65I5
— Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) June 24, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Sad that these people with this kind of mind set are calling themselves leaders. What are they teaching to their followers I wonder. Will ask for an explanation from him for sure. @sambitswaraj https://t.co/ETanvE65I5
— Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) June 24, 2020
">
Sad that these people with this kind of mind set are calling themselves leaders. What are they teaching to their followers I wonder. Will ask for an explanation from him for sure. @sambitswaraj https://t.co/ETanvE65I5
— Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) June 24, 2020

However, after the BJP's attack and social media outrage over his tweet, Patwari clarified that daughters were divine for him.

"As far as daughters are concerned, they are like Goddess. With the expectation of development, I have made a tweet which BJP is using to hide its weaknesses. I am still saying that the entire country is waiting for development," he said.

In another tweet, Patwari said, "Modi ji broke the back of the country's economy by demonetisation, GST, inflation, unemployment and recession. The public endured all this only in the hope of development. I regret if my tweet, with above-mentioned intentions, hurt the sentiments of anybody."

मोदी जी ने नोटबंदी, जीएसटी, महंगाई, बेरोज़गारी और मंदी से देश की अर्थव्यवस्था की कमर तोड़ दी..!

—जनता यह सब केवल “विकास” की उम्मीद में सहन करती रही।

उपरोक्त आशय के साथ किये गये मेरे ट्वीट से यदि किसी की भावनायें आहत हुई हैं तो मैं खेद व्यक्त करता हूँ।
— Jitu Patwari (@jitupatwari) June 24, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
मोदी जी ने नोटबंदी, जीएसटी, महंगाई, बेरोज़गारी और मंदी से देश की अर्थव्यवस्था की कमर तोड़ दी..!

—जनता यह सब केवल “विकास” की उम्मीद में सहन करती रही।

उपरोक्त आशय के साथ किये गये मेरे ट्वीट से यदि किसी की भावनायें आहत हुई हैं तो मैं खेद व्यक्त करता हूँ।
— Jitu Patwari (@jitupatwari) June 24, 2020
">
मोदी जी ने नोटबंदी, जीएसटी, महंगाई, बेरोज़गारी और मंदी से देश की अर्थव्यवस्था की कमर तोड़ दी..!

—जनता यह सब केवल “विकास” की उम्मीद में सहन करती रही।

उपरोक्त आशय के साथ किये गये मेरे ट्वीट से यदि किसी की भावनायें आहत हुई हैं तो मैं खेद व्यक्त करता हूँ।
— Jitu Patwari (@jitupatwari) June 24, 2020

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also reacted strongly to Patwari's tweet and criticised it.

"On the one hand the entire nation is remembering the sacrifice of Rani Durgavati, on the other hand, Congress is humiliating the daughters. Has this distorted mindset of the Congress taken the sacrifice of many daughters like Naina Sahni, Sarla Mishra, Priti Mishra? Damn on this nastiest ideology of Congress," Chouhan tweeted.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan criticises Patwari's tweet

आज एक तरफ पूरा देश रानी दुर्गावती के बलिदान को याद कर रहा है, तो दूसरी तरफ कांग्रेस बेटियों को अपमानित कर रही है।

क्या कांग्रेस की इसी विकृत मानसिकता की बलि नैना साहनी, सरला मिश्रा, प्रीति मिश्रा जैसी अनेक बेटियां चढ़ा दी गईं?

धिक्कार है कांग्रेस की ऐसी निकृष्टम विचारधारा पर! pic.twitter.com/1zU81IJL0w
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) June 24, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
आज एक तरफ पूरा देश रानी दुर्गावती के बलिदान को याद कर रहा है, तो दूसरी तरफ कांग्रेस बेटियों को अपमानित कर रही है।

क्या कांग्रेस की इसी विकृत मानसिकता की बलि नैना साहनी, सरला मिश्रा, प्रीति मिश्रा जैसी अनेक बेटियां चढ़ा दी गईं?

धिक्कार है कांग्रेस की ऐसी निकृष्टम विचारधारा पर! pic.twitter.com/1zU81IJL0w
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) June 24, 2020
">
आज एक तरफ पूरा देश रानी दुर्गावती के बलिदान को याद कर रहा है, तो दूसरी तरफ कांग्रेस बेटियों को अपमानित कर रही है।

क्या कांग्रेस की इसी विकृत मानसिकता की बलि नैना साहनी, सरला मिश्रा, प्रीति मिश्रा जैसी अनेक बेटियां चढ़ा दी गईं?

धिक्कार है कांग्रेस की ऐसी निकृष्टम विचारधारा पर! pic.twitter.com/1zU81IJL0w
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) June 24, 2020

In addition to this, Chouhan has raised his demand seeking an apology from the Congress's Interim President Sonia Gandhi for Patwari's remarks on daughters.(With inputs from agencies)

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Former Madhya Pradesh Minister and Congress leader Jitu Patwari on Thursday clarified his controversial "five daughters for a son" remark and asked people to focus on the intention and meaning behind the same.

The Congress leader had on Wednesday landed in a controversy over his tweet slamming the BJP for having given birth to "five daughters" -- note ban, GST, inflation, unemployment and recession -- in its bid to birth a "son" -- development.

Tweet of Jitu Patwari targeting BJP

Tweet of Jitu Patwari targeting BJP

"The intention behind the tweet was to raise the questions in the interest of the nation... People should not focus on the words I used but the meaning and intention behind it. I only intend to urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi to work for the development of the country," Patwari told reporters.

Focus on meaning, not the words: Jitu Patwari clarifies on controversial tweet

He said that the people of the country trusted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and give him a majority in hopes that inflation will come down and the country will move towards development.

"Who else will ask questions if not the opposition? If anyone was offended, I have expressed regret on Twitter. But the country now wants to know where the development is?" the Congress leader said.

Responding to BJP's criticism of his tweet, Patwari said that this is an opportunity for the leaders of the ruling party to do the same.

मोदी जी ने नोटबंदी, जीएसटी, महंगाई, बेरोज़गारी और मंदी से देश की अर्थव्यवस्था की कमर तोड़ दी..!

—जनता यह सब केवल “विकास” की उम्मीद में सहन करती रही।

उपरोक्त आशय के साथ किये गये मेरे ट्वीट से यदि किसी की भावनायें आहत हुई हैं तो मैं खेद व्यक्त करता हूँ।
— Jitu Patwari (@jitupatwari) June 24, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
मोदी जी ने नोटबंदी, जीएसटी, महंगाई, बेरोज़गारी और मंदी से देश की अर्थव्यवस्था की कमर तोड़ दी..!

—जनता यह सब केवल “विकास” की उम्मीद में सहन करती रही।

उपरोक्त आशय के साथ किये गये मेरे ट्वीट से यदि किसी की भावनायें आहत हुई हैं तो मैं खेद व्यक्त करता हूँ।
— Jitu Patwari (@jitupatwari) June 24, 2020
">
मोदी जी ने नोटबंदी, जीएसटी, महंगाई, बेरोज़गारी और मंदी से देश की अर्थव्यवस्था की कमर तोड़ दी..!

—जनता यह सब केवल “विकास” की उम्मीद में सहन करती रही।

उपरोक्त आशय के साथ किये गये मेरे ट्वीट से यदि किसी की भावनायें आहत हुई हैं तो मैं खेद व्यक्त करता हूँ।
— Jitu Patwari (@jitupatwari) June 24, 2020

READ: FIR against Digvijaya Singh, 150 Congress workers for protest against fuel price hike

"They should criticise me. But they should also inform us about the impact of the development schemes launched by the ruling BJP. What is the condition of the economy? They have to answer," he added.

Patwari also targetted the BJP-led state government for the actions taken against senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and others over the recent protest against the hike in fuel prices.

"BJP organises virtual rallies and gathers crowd flouting social distancing norms. No actions are taken against them. But when leaders like Digvijaya Singh and others organise any event, even with permission, actions are taken against them, and FIRs are registered," he said.

He said that are the traits of a government that is 'scared of going out of power'.

READ: Youth Congress protests against fuel price hike

The BJP and several other social media users took strong exception to Patwari's Twitter post. In a tweet addressed to the chairperson of National Commission for Women (NCW) Rekha Sharma, BJP's national spokesman Sambit Patra tagged Patwari's post and said, "Please take note of this highly misogynistic tweet of an elected representative which projects daughters as unwanted & in a most regressive manner. This should not go unpunished!"

Respected Chairman @NCWIndia Ms @sharmarekha Ji,
Namaskar
Please take note of this highly misogynistic tweet of an elected representative which projects daughters as unwanted & in most regressive manner.
This should not go unpunished!
Thanks https://t.co/vdqkWKjbPO
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) June 24, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Respected Chairman @NCWIndia Ms @sharmarekha Ji,
Namaskar
Please take note of this highly misogynistic tweet of an elected representative which projects daughters as unwanted & in most regressive manner.
This should not go unpunished!
Thanks https://t.co/vdqkWKjbPO
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) June 24, 2020
">
Respected Chairman @NCWIndia Ms @sharmarekha Ji,
Namaskar
Please take note of this highly misogynistic tweet of an elected representative which projects daughters as unwanted & in most regressive manner.
This should not go unpunished!
Thanks https://t.co/vdqkWKjbPO
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) June 24, 2020

In her reply, Sharma assured action on Patwari's tweet.

"Sad that these people with this kind of mind set are calling themselves leaders. What are they teaching to their followers I wonder. Will ask for an explanation from him for sure," Sharma said in a tweet.

Sad that these people with this kind of mind set are calling themselves leaders. What are they teaching to their followers I wonder. Will ask for an explanation from him for sure. @sambitswaraj https://t.co/ETanvE65I5
— Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) June 24, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Sad that these people with this kind of mind set are calling themselves leaders. What are they teaching to their followers I wonder. Will ask for an explanation from him for sure. @sambitswaraj https://t.co/ETanvE65I5
— Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) June 24, 2020
">
Sad that these people with this kind of mind set are calling themselves leaders. What are they teaching to their followers I wonder. Will ask for an explanation from him for sure. @sambitswaraj https://t.co/ETanvE65I5
— Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) June 24, 2020

However, after the BJP's attack and social media outrage over his tweet, Patwari clarified that daughters were divine for him.

"As far as daughters are concerned, they are like Goddess. With the expectation of development, I have made a tweet which BJP is using to hide its weaknesses. I am still saying that the entire country is waiting for development," he said.

In another tweet, Patwari said, "Modi ji broke the back of the country's economy by demonetisation, GST, inflation, unemployment and recession. The public endured all this only in the hope of development. I regret if my tweet, with above-mentioned intentions, hurt the sentiments of anybody."

मोदी जी ने नोटबंदी, जीएसटी, महंगाई, बेरोज़गारी और मंदी से देश की अर्थव्यवस्था की कमर तोड़ दी..!

—जनता यह सब केवल “विकास” की उम्मीद में सहन करती रही।

उपरोक्त आशय के साथ किये गये मेरे ट्वीट से यदि किसी की भावनायें आहत हुई हैं तो मैं खेद व्यक्त करता हूँ।
— Jitu Patwari (@jitupatwari) June 24, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
मोदी जी ने नोटबंदी, जीएसटी, महंगाई, बेरोज़गारी और मंदी से देश की अर्थव्यवस्था की कमर तोड़ दी..!

—जनता यह सब केवल “विकास” की उम्मीद में सहन करती रही।

उपरोक्त आशय के साथ किये गये मेरे ट्वीट से यदि किसी की भावनायें आहत हुई हैं तो मैं खेद व्यक्त करता हूँ।
— Jitu Patwari (@jitupatwari) June 24, 2020
">
मोदी जी ने नोटबंदी, जीएसटी, महंगाई, बेरोज़गारी और मंदी से देश की अर्थव्यवस्था की कमर तोड़ दी..!

—जनता यह सब केवल “विकास” की उम्मीद में सहन करती रही।

उपरोक्त आशय के साथ किये गये मेरे ट्वीट से यदि किसी की भावनायें आहत हुई हैं तो मैं खेद व्यक्त करता हूँ।
— Jitu Patwari (@jitupatwari) June 24, 2020

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also reacted strongly to Patwari's tweet and criticised it.

"On the one hand the entire nation is remembering the sacrifice of Rani Durgavati, on the other hand, Congress is humiliating the daughters. Has this distorted mindset of the Congress taken the sacrifice of many daughters like Naina Sahni, Sarla Mishra, Priti Mishra? Damn on this nastiest ideology of Congress," Chouhan tweeted.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan criticises Patwari's tweet

आज एक तरफ पूरा देश रानी दुर्गावती के बलिदान को याद कर रहा है, तो दूसरी तरफ कांग्रेस बेटियों को अपमानित कर रही है।

क्या कांग्रेस की इसी विकृत मानसिकता की बलि नैना साहनी, सरला मिश्रा, प्रीति मिश्रा जैसी अनेक बेटियां चढ़ा दी गईं?

धिक्कार है कांग्रेस की ऐसी निकृष्टम विचारधारा पर! pic.twitter.com/1zU81IJL0w
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) June 24, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
आज एक तरफ पूरा देश रानी दुर्गावती के बलिदान को याद कर रहा है, तो दूसरी तरफ कांग्रेस बेटियों को अपमानित कर रही है।

क्या कांग्रेस की इसी विकृत मानसिकता की बलि नैना साहनी, सरला मिश्रा, प्रीति मिश्रा जैसी अनेक बेटियां चढ़ा दी गईं?

धिक्कार है कांग्रेस की ऐसी निकृष्टम विचारधारा पर! pic.twitter.com/1zU81IJL0w
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) June 24, 2020
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आज एक तरफ पूरा देश रानी दुर्गावती के बलिदान को याद कर रहा है, तो दूसरी तरफ कांग्रेस बेटियों को अपमानित कर रही है।

क्या कांग्रेस की इसी विकृत मानसिकता की बलि नैना साहनी, सरला मिश्रा, प्रीति मिश्रा जैसी अनेक बेटियां चढ़ा दी गईं?

धिक्कार है कांग्रेस की ऐसी निकृष्टम विचारधारा पर! pic.twitter.com/1zU81IJL0w
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) June 24, 2020

In addition to this, Chouhan has raised his demand seeking an apology from the Congress's Interim President Sonia Gandhi for Patwari's remarks on daughters.(With inputs from agencies)

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