‘Entire video edited,’ says Jharkhand minister after BJP steps up attacks over ‘offensive remarks’ on Sita Sita Soren is the wife of JMM chief Shibu Soren's eldest son Durga Soren who died After filing her nomination papers from Jamtara on Sunday, Sita Soren told reporters that Ansari had been targeting her since her candidature was announced. “But, the derogatory remarks he made after filing his nomination are not acceptable.
It is an insult to women of the tribal community. The tribal community will never forgive him,” she said. “Since my husband is not alive, he (Ansari)…,” Sita Soren said, breaking down. Sita is the wife of JMM chief Shibu Soren’s eldest son Durga Soren who died in 2009. She joined the BJP earlier this year following a fallout with the family over the CM’s chair after Hemant Soren resigned from the post and went to jail in a money laundering case.
Stepping up its criticism of Ansari, the state BJP on Sunday submitted a complaint to Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar, condemning the usage of the words against a tribal woman and demanding that he be barred from the polls. “This comment is not only an insult to Smt. Soren but also disrespects the entire tribal society, especially tribal women. The use of such indecent words against a tribal public representative of Jharkhand state, which was created for the upliftment and respect of tribals, is highly condemnable.
We would also like to bring to your notice that apart from this insulting statement by Mr Irfan Ansari, he has also registered a fake case in Jamtara police station to harass Smt Sita Soren. This step shows that the minister’s behaviour and words towards women lack humanity and decency,” read the letter. Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BJP’s election incharge for Jharkhand, said in a statement, “If Hemant Soren has any shame or self-respect, he should immediately resign.
However, Soren remains silent. If he cannot honour his sister-in-law, who holds the status of a mother, how will he protect the mothers, sisters, and daughters of Jharkhand? Such a person has no right to Dismissing the allegations against him, Ansari told The In response, the Congress’s district working president Vijay Kumar Dubey lodged a complaint at the Jamtara police station, alleging that the video circulated by Sita Soren had been edited to tarnish the minister’s image.
“Despite this, it was distorted and presented by the BJP for political gain, which is creating a wrong impression among the public…(it) is also a conspiracy to mislead the public,” read the FIR quoting Dubey.