Morena (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 3 : After a debate on Congress leader Jitu Patwari's derogatory remarks on Bharatiya Janata Party leader Imarti Devi, BJP Madhya Pradesh MLA Riti Pathak asked Congress' Priyanka Gandhi about her views on the words used by the Congress leader for a woman.
Riti Pathak told ANI, "Although, I have been hearing such statements from the Congress side. But I want to ask Priyanka Gandhi through this statement. Yesterday, she came to Morena and talked big about women's empowerment. What kind of attitude did Jeetu Patwari have for a woman? What would you like to say about the words that have been used?"
She also mentioned that whenever wrong words are used for women in our country, the downfall of that person or institution is certain.
"You are also seeing the condition of Congress today. I condemn Jitu Patwari's statement," Riti Pathak added.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president, Jitu Patwari, apologized on Friday for his controversial remark against former minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Imarti Devi.
Patwari also clarified that his intention was not to hurt anyone's feelings and that his statement was being twisted and presented out of context.
"Yesterday, I was questioned about an audio clip there. At that moment, my intention was only to avoid that question. The remark I made in that context is being twisted and presented out of context. Imarti Devi ji is my elder sister, and an elder sister is just like a mother. So, I will only say that my context was only to avoid the question, apart from that, I had no other intention. Still, if anyone's feelings have been hurt in any way, I express regret and apologize," Patwari told ANI.
Imarti Devi is a former Congress leader and a loyalist of Union Civil Aviation Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia, who switched sides to the saffron camp during a political upheaval in 2020. She was a minister in the state, but after joining the BJP, she contested in a bye-election and lost.