Punjab Congress chief Raja Warring faces flak for 'gender-biased' remarks, wife Amarita comes in defence
PTC News Desk: PPCC chief and Ludhiana MP Raja Warring's wife Amarita Warring has now come in defence of his husband following facing backlash for his 'sexist' remarks. While defending her husband, Congress' Gidderbaha by poll candidate released a video and slammed BJP leader Ravneet Bittu asking him to refrain from making such statements for political gains as they don't go down well with his profile in Union ministry.
"From 6 am to 11 pm, Amrita is always present with the people, this is what he (Raja Warring) was trying to convey... with humour and jokingly," said Amrita Warring.
#WATCH | Gidderbaha, Punjab: Amrita Warring, Congress candidate for Gidderbaha Assembly by-poll and wife of Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring; says, "This shows his (Ravneet Bittu) extremely poor mentality. I am writing a letter to our Prime Minister and Home… https://t.co/ADiDLIQiBV pic.twitter.com/TmOwDAzg6B — ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2024
Earlier Union MoS Ravneet Bittu condemned Raja Warring's remarks during a speech and demanded an apology from him. "I was watching a speech by Punjab Congress chief Raja Warring on a channel. I was shocked to hear him....What message is he trying to send to women? He says his wife wears 'surkhi-bindi' and leaves home at 6 am, returning at 11 pm. What does this imply ? You have used inappropriate language to convey a wrong message. You should apologise to all women. This reflects a petty mindset....You have made a condemnable statement," he said in the video.
The video of congress leader is doing rounds on social media in which he can be heard saying, “My wife hits the ground (for her election campaign) daily after getting ready at 6 am and returns at 11 pm…. She is away from me now…. Please arrange a cook for me who can prepare food. After a few days (once Assembly bypoll results come), she will get busy with other functions. I won’t get to meet her then even for two minutes.”
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