Congress Warned Over Hema Malini Remarks: Campaign Must Respect Women

The Commission has alleged that Congress leaders are regular offenders. The BJP has accused Mr. Surjewala of making “vile, sexist” remarks against Hema Malini and labeled the Congress as “misogynistic”. Last week, the party’s IT section chief, Amit Malviya, shared an undated video on X (formerly Twitter). In the video, Mr. Surjewala is purportedly making objectionable remarks about the actor-politician while attacking the BJP.

Mr. Surjewala accused the BJP’s IT cell of “distorting facts and spreading lies”. He shared a video clip of the same event where he is heard saying, “We respect Hema Malini ji because she is married to Dharmendra ji, she is our bahu.” In response, Mr. Surjewala remarked, “The BJP is anti-women, so it sees everything from its misogyny-tinted glasses and conveniently spreads lies.” Recently, Congress’s Supriya Shrinate was accused of posting offensive content about actor and BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut.

Ms. Shrinate has said the posts were made without her knowledge.