New Delhi: Union Minister and BJP MP Smriti Irani on Wednesday objected to Rahul Gandhi's "flying kiss in the Parliament saying that such "undignified" conduct was never seen before in the House.
"I object to something. The one who was given the chance to speak before I displayed indecency before leaving. It is only a misogynistic man who can give a flying kiss to a Parliament which seats female members of Parliament. Such undignified conduct was never before seen in the Parliament of the country," Irani said while she was speaking against the No-Confidence Motion moved by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi.
"Never before has the misogynistic behaviour of a man been so visible in Parliament as what was done by Rahul Gandhi today. When the House of the People, where laws are made to protect the dignity of women, during the course of a session stands witness to a man's misogyny, my question is should he be brought to task? ..." Irani further said soon after coming out of Lok Sabha.
During her speech which was made after Rahul Gandhi's speech, the Union Minister for Women and Child Development also launched a tirade against Rahul Gandhi and the Congress.
Meanwhile, Union Minister and BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje said, "By giving a flying kiss to all women members, Rahul Gandhi went away. This is a total misbehaviour of a Member. This is inappropriate and indecent behaviour of a Member."
"Senior members are telling that this has never happened in the history of the Parliament of India...What is this behaviour? What kind of a leader is he? That is why, we have complained to the Speaker to take CCTV footage of it and take action against him. This is what we have demanded," Shobha Karandlaje was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Ravishankar Prasad also hit out at Rahul Gandhi saying he does not have any manners. "He (Rahul Gandhi) gives a flying kiss. What has happened to Rahul Gandhi? So many women are seated there (in the House). He has no manners. It is very painful," Ravi Shankar Prasad was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
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