BENGALURU/DAVANGERE: Badminton star Saina Nehwal Saturday served a rasping riposte to jibes by Shamanur Shivashankarappa, a nonagenarian Karnataka Congress MLA, that BJP’s girl candidate from Davangere LS seat was “match to cook dinner at dwelling”. Nehwal mentioned the remarks towards Gayathri Siddeshwar have been “sexist”.
“Girls must be restricted to the kitchen – that is what a high Karnataka chief Shamanur Shivashankarappa ji has mentioned.The sexist jibe at @bjp4india candidate from Davanagere, Gayathri Siddeshwar ji, is least anticipated from a celebration that claims ‘Ladki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon’,” Nehwal, now with BJP, mentioned.
Davangere South MLA Shivashankarappa (92) made the remarks whereas addressing Congress staff on March 26, a video of which went viral on Friday. “She doesn’t even know easy methods to converse correctly…,” Shivashankarappa had mentioned referring to Gayathri as he took the “cooking” swipe.
Nehwal, 34, felt such misogynistic remarks have been upsetting when girls within the nation have been aspiring to depart their mark in each subject. “After I received medals for Bharat on the play subject, what would the Congress celebration have most popular I ought to have accomplished as an alternative? Why say such issues when all women and girls dream of attaining large in any subject,” she mentioned.
“On one hand we’re doing ‘Nari Shakti ka Vandana’. The Girls’s Reservation Invoice has been handed beneath the management of our PM Modi sir, whereas on the opposite, ‘Nari Shakti ka apman’ & misogynistic individuals … actually upsetting,” Nehwal posted additional.
BJP has lodged a grievance with EC towards Shivashankarappa. Gayathri expressed anguish, saying it appeared “Ajja (aged particular person)” wasn’t conscious that ladies have been making their mark in each subject.
“Girls must be restricted to the kitchen – that is what a high Karnataka chief Shamanur Shivashankarappa ji has mentioned.The sexist jibe at @bjp4india candidate from Davanagere, Gayathri Siddeshwar ji, is least anticipated from a celebration that claims ‘Ladki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon’,” Nehwal, now with BJP, mentioned.
Davangere South MLA Shivashankarappa (92) made the remarks whereas addressing Congress staff on March 26, a video of which went viral on Friday. “She doesn’t even know easy methods to converse correctly…,” Shivashankarappa had mentioned referring to Gayathri as he took the “cooking” swipe.
Nehwal, 34, felt such misogynistic remarks have been upsetting when girls within the nation have been aspiring to depart their mark in each subject. “After I received medals for Bharat on the play subject, what would the Congress celebration have most popular I ought to have accomplished as an alternative? Why say such issues when all women and girls dream of attaining large in any subject,” she mentioned.
“On one hand we’re doing ‘Nari Shakti ka Vandana’. The Girls’s Reservation Invoice has been handed beneath the management of our PM Modi sir, whereas on the opposite, ‘Nari Shakti ka apman’ & misogynistic individuals … actually upsetting,” Nehwal posted additional.
BJP has lodged a grievance with EC towards Shivashankarappa. Gayathri expressed anguish, saying it appeared “Ajja (aged particular person)” wasn’t conscious that ladies have been making their mark in each subject.
