Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Kalkaji assembly constituency, Ramesh Bidhuri on Sunday expressed regret over his controversial remarks about Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra amid Congress outrage.
Bidhuri clarified that his comments were made in the context of remarks by Lalu Yadav and emphasized that the Congress party had remained silent when similar statements were made during his tenure as a minister.
This came following a video of Bhiduri shared by AAP MP Sanjay Singh on X, where he stated that they would make all the roads in Kalkaji like the “cheeks of Priyanka Gandhi” if BJP comes to power.
Ramesh Bidhuri, courted controversy by allegedly saying that after victory in the Delhi Assembly polls next month, he will develop smooth roads in the constituency like Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi’s “cheeks”. “I assure you that just as we made the roads in Okhla
and Sangam Vihar, we will make all the roads in Kalkaji like Priyanka Gandhi’s cheeks,” Bidhuri is heard saying in the purported video, which went viral on social media.
“Such statements have been made before. I have said that in the context of what Lalu Yadav had said.Congress remained silent on that even when he (Lalu Yadav) was a minister in their govt. If anyone is hurt by my remark, I express regret over it and I take my words back,” the BJP leader said.
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Sunday strongly criticised the BJP candidate from Kalkaji for the upcoming Delhi Assembly Polls, Ramesh Bidhuri, over his recent comment on Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, terming the remark as “shameful,” and accused the BJP of fostering an antiwomen mindset.
Taking to X, Shrinate said that Bidhuri’s statement against Congress Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad, was not only shameful but also shows his “disgusting” mentality towards women.
Congress candidate from Kalkaji and Mahila Congress president Alka Lamba lashed out at Bidhuri and accused him of “insulting” women once again in his “usual indecent language”.
“Will the public in Kalkaji have such (a person) who cares neither for the dignity of the House (Parliament) nor respects the women,” she said in a post on X.
However, Sachdeva criticized the Congress for its “double standards,” pointing out that the party remains silent when similar comments are made about BJP MP Hema Malini.”I have not heard Ramesh Bidhuri’s full statement,but women have a special contribution in society and we should respect them, any such comment should be avoided. But Congress will also have to give up its double standards. When any statement comes about our MP Hema Malini, they clap… But I still say that no one should even think of insulting women,” he said.
