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Sunil Raut while addressing an election rally reportedly called Shiv Sena’s Vikhroli assembly candidate Suvarna Karanje a “goat”.
Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC (Left), Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sunil Raut (Right) | Image/File
Shiv Sena candidate from Mumba Devi seat, Shaina NC on Tuesday launched a scathing attack against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sunil Raut for making “regressive” and “insensitive” comments on women, calling them “goat.”
Raut while addressing an election rally reportedly called Shiv Sena’s Vikhroli assembly candidate Suvarna Karanje a “goat”. Responding to the remark, Shaina NC said that women in Maharashtra wake up and raise their voices.
“This is the most regressive comment coming from Sunil Raut, on one hand, they call us ‘Bakri’ and use the word ‘Maal’. Look at the mind and thought process. On one hand, we have a PM who respects women…you have a CM who has empowered us with the ‘Ladli Bahin’ scheme and on the other hand we have ‘Maha Vinas Aghadi’ where you have somebody referring to us as objects,” the Shiv Sena leader said.
Shaina NC also questioned Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s silence on the remark made by the Shiv Sena leader and asked why has the Congress party not reprimanded a leader from the alliance who has disrespected women.
“The time has come for the women of Maharashtra to wake up against this insensitive commentary. Congress is silent. We are not Bakris, we are not maals, we are the betis of Maharashtra and we will give a befitting answer on 20th November,” she said.
Case Filed Against Sunil Raut
An FIR has been registered against Sunil Raut, the Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate from Vikroli constituency and brother of Sanjay Raut for his reported objectionable comments against a woman candidate of chief minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
The FIR has been registered under Sections 79, 351(2) and 356(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, said officials.
Sunil Raut won the Vikhroli assembly seat in the 2014 and 2019 assembly elections. This time he is contesting against Karanje from the Shiv Sena party and Vishwajeet Dholam from the MNS party.
Uddhav Sena Leader’s ‘Imported’ Remark
The latest controversy over Sunil Raut’s ‘goat’ remark comes after another Shiv Sena (UBT) leader made a “derogatory” remark against Shaina NC, referring to her as ‘imported maal’
“For the last one day, an atmosphere is being created that I have insulted a woman. I have never done this in my life. I am being deliberately targeted by giving a different meaning, I am sad about this but still, if my statement has hurt anyone’s feelings then I express regret. The respect of women in the country cannot be seen according to the party,” said Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Arvind Sawant.
After facing backlash over his alleged derogatory remark against Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC, Sawant on Saturday tendered his apology, saying that he never intended to insult women in his five decades of political service.
