Protest staged
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 02 2015 :
Taking strong exception to Union Minister Giriraj's dis- paraging remarks/comments which targeted AICC president Sonia Gandhi, Manipur Pradesh Mahila Congress staged a protest demonstration at Congress Bhavan gate here today.
Apart from Mahila Congress members, MLA DK Korungthang and MPCC members also took part in the protest demonstration.
The protesters put up placards which read as "BJP Govt is against women", "Down with Modi Govt", "BJP's offensive words smack of gender discrimination", "Politics based on racism is a sign of regression" etc.
Manipur Pradesh Mahila Congress president RK Ranisana urged the BJP Government to initiate befitting action against Union Minister Giriraj.
Referring to Sonia Gandhi, Giriraj asked yesterday, "Had Rajiv Gandhi married a Nigerian woman, would Congress have given the post of AICC president to the Nigerian woman ?" This statement is quite offensive and imbued with racist elements, alleged the Congress Mahila workers.
Most BJP leaders lack the sense of civility and election of BJP to power is a tragedy for the whole country, Ranisana said.
She then urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up befitting action against Union Minister Giriraj.