Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamalnath was in the Dabra tour of Gwalior on Sunday. He was addressing a public meeting for the upcoming by-polls in the state. He made an inappropriate statement about Imarti Devi.
Imarti Devi is a BJP candidate who made a shift from Congress to BJP along with Jyotiraditya Scindia and other congress leaders which led the Congress government to fall.
While addressing a public meeting, Kamalnath gave an inappropriate statement about Imarti Devi, he said that you recognize her more than me, you should have warned me. What ‘item’ is she? And started laughing
#WATCH: Our candidate is not like her… what’s her name? (people shout Imarti Devi, who is former State Minister) You know her better and should have warned me earlier… ye kya item hai: Former Madhya Pradesh CM & Congress leader Kamal Nath pic.twitter.com/eW76f2z8gU
— ANI (@ANI) October 18, 2020
Here is what Kamal Nath said in his defense:
#WATCH I said something, it wasn’t to insult anyone… I just didn’t remember the (person’s) name…this list (in his hand) says item no.1, item no.2, is this an insult? Shivraj is looking for excuses, Kamal Nath doesn’t insult anyone, he’ll only expose you with truth: Kamal Nath https://t.co/YSbqd8PHGH pic.twitter.com/rqzVWuqYTl
— ANI (@ANI) October 19, 2020
Here is the reaction from BJP Leader Imarti Devi on whom Kamalnath made the remark.
Such people (former CM Kamal Nath) have no right to stay in Madhya Pradesh…I demand Congress president Sonia Gandhi to remove him from the party. She is also a woman & a mother, will she tolerate if anybody will say something like this about her daughter?:BJP leader Imarti Devi https://t.co/YSbqd8PHGH pic.twitter.com/Cmxo0o5WJQ
— ANI (@ANI) October 18, 2020
Twitter is furious with Kamalnath as people react’s to his statement:
1984 fame Kamalnath calls a woman – “item”
Where are the so called Twitter LIBERALS, who are actually Congress sleeper cells? 🤔🤔🤔— Post Truth🌹 (@PostTruthIndia) October 18, 2020
#KamalNath
Can a street rowdy evolve?? In most cases, the answer is negative. The imprint of DNA can never help them to achieve any progress or refinement. These are Indian politicians, hardcore goondas wearing sparkling whites, now and then quoting that miserable Gandhi. https://t.co/VUWTpfLJCH— ProfMKay 🇮🇳 (@ProfMKay) October 19, 2020
@INCIndia culture is to mock & abuse people who work hard to overcome their poverty. The whole party is deeply rooted in elitism. It’s no wonder that Former MP CM Kamalnath is addressing Imarti Devi, a self-made dalit woman, as ‘item’. This is the respect they give to women.
— Raju (@nbrengaraju) October 18, 2020
2 days ago @RahulGandhi
was asking everyone to respect women and today congress leader Kamal Nath is calling a bjp women candidate imarti devi an item. Disgusting.#KamalNath #कमलनाथ_शर्म_करो #தேசியவாதபத்திரிகை_தினமலர் pic.twitter.com/o1cbu5Ypmq— Ishika Bhardwaj (@ishika_bharad) October 19, 2020
#माफी_माँगो_कमलनाथ
Kamal Nath calls BJP candidate #imartidevi ‘item’ while campaigning for MP BypollsPeople to #KamalNath pic.twitter.com/rDA4mEk8fp
— Ramsa Chaudhary 🇮🇳 (@Ramkishor_jaat_) October 19, 2020
