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BJP MP Khagen Murmu triggers controversy after kissing woman on cheeks during Lok Sabha poll campaign | Watch
- A video of BJP MP Khagen Murmu kissing a woman on the cheeks during Lok Sabha election campaigning has stirred up a storm. The TMC criticised the saffron party's treatment of women, calling them anti-women politicians.
A shocking video of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Khagen Murmu kissing a woman on the cheeks while campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections has triggered a controversy in West Bengal. The purported video was shared by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party on social media platforms.
The ruling party of West Bengal wrote on the X platform: "If you cannot believe what you just saw, let us clarify. Yes, this is BJP MP & Maldaha Uttar candidate Khagen Murmu kissing a woman on his own accord on his campaign trail".
However, the woman in the video called it "an act of affection" while speaking to a TV channel.
"Where's the problem if a person of my father's age shows his affection towards me and plants a kiss on my cheeks? Why do people have such a dirty mindset? There's nothing wrong in it," the woman said.
Murmu, who joined the BJP in 2019, also said that the woman was like his child.
“The picture was posted by someone from Trinamool and it is slightly edited. This is the reflection of their dirty mentality. The girl who is being kissed is a child of our family. Daughter of one of our workers, studying nursing in Bangalore. Good results. So I gave her a little care. We do the same to our own children. And both her parents were standing next to her. Even today I am campaigning in that area. No one took it badly. The Trinamool is scrambling for votes,” Murmu was quoted as saying in an HT Bangla report.
But the TMC has launched attacks against the BJP saying they are "anti-women".
"From MPs that sexually harass women wrestlers to leaders who make obscene songs about Bengali women, the BJP camp has no dearth of anti-women politicians. This is how Modi Ka Parivar engages in Nari Ka Samman! Imagine what they would do if they came to power," the TMC said.
The 2024 Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal will be held in all seven phases from April 19 to June 1. A total of 42 MPs will be elected from the state. The Lok Sabha election results will be declared on June 4.
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First Published:11 Apr 2024, 02:18 PM IST
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