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Congress's 'Smash the Patriarchy' slogan hollow, says Swaraj, questions silence on allegations against party leaders

New Delhi, Nov 14 (UNI) BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj on Saturday accused the Congress of adopting double standards on the issue of women's dignity and respect.
Addressing a press conference here, she questioned the silence of the Congress leadership, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge regarding the cases involving Jharkhand Congress MLA Bhushan Bhada, facing allegations of raping a 14-year-old tribal girl, MP Vimal Akoijam, facing allegations of sexual harassment, and its other leaders allegedly involved in matters pertaining to offences aagainst women.
Swaraj stated that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP government is empowering women to become self-reliant and nation-builders, while the Congress is limited to raising slogans.
Alluding to the Chhath pujas, She stated that Chhathi Maiya is the source of creation but the Congress continues to repeatedly insult women, who embody Shakti, while paying lip service to the worship of the divine mother.
She said that the occasion marks the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, and Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, and at such a time, it is deeply shameful that Jharkhand Congress MLA Bhushan Bhada is facing serious allegations.
She said that Investigating agencies have also registered an FIR under the POCSO Act. While the allegations, if examined, are deeply disturbing and shake one's conscience.
According to Swaraj, the MLA is accused of allegedly luring the innocent girl with promises of education and a better life, and under the pretext of these false promises, he called her to his residence, made her perform household chores, assaulted her and subsequently sexually exploited her, it has been alleged.
The BJP leader said that it was surprising that the Congress raises hollow slogans such as 'Smash the Patriarchy', but its leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, have chosen to maintain silence on this matter.
Swaraj said that the Congress must answer how long it will continue to stay silent on such matters, asking if the grand old party sought any accountability from its MLA.
She further said that 11 female students of JNU had levelled serious allegations of sexual harassment against Congress's Vimal Akoijam, following which disciplinary action was taken against him, after being found guilty in the inquiry.
The Congress Party neither sought any explanation from him nor issued him a show-cause notice, Swaraj said, adding that on the contrary, the party chose to reward him by appointing him as the Co-Chairman of its Election Committee, Campaign Committee and Manifesto Committee.
His appointment to the Manifesto Committee means that he will play a significant role in drafting the Congress manifesto and determining the party's direction.
She said that the third case concerns Harak Singh Rawat, who has been appointed as Chairman of the Election Committee in Uttarakhand.
Recently, a woman from Assam levelled extremely serious allegations of sexual exploitation against him and also demanded a DNA test, the MP added.
The investigation into this matter has been entrusted to a woman police officer. The issue here is not merely about allegations. All these cases are distinct from one another, whether it is the rape of a tribal girl, the appointment of Vimal Akoijam as Co-Chairman of the Manifesto Committee, or the appointment of Harak Singh Rawat as Chairman of the Election Campaign Committee in Uttarakhand.
However, one thing is common to all these cases: the conspicuous silence of the Congress Party and Rahul Gandhi, Swaraj added. UNI AP CDS
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