Karnataka Congress MLA Rape Comment: Attempts to control damage ahead of Priyanka-Rahul rally, fear of questioning Congress slogan

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi has strongly condemned Karnataka Congress MLA K Ramesh Kumar for making controversial remarks on rape. Priyanka Gandhi expressed her displeasure over the matter by tweeting strongly condemning the remarks made against the Congress MLA. He said in his tweet that such comments were outrageous. Ramesh Kumar’s controversial statement drew tremendous criticism and many women leaders also demanded his dismissal.

The BJP has targeted Congress president Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on the issue and questioned why it has remained silent on the issue. The BJP has accused the Congress of having a history of making such objectionable statements against women.

The turmoil among UP leaders has increased
As the statement was seen as a major setback to Priyanka Gandhi’s election strategy for women empowerment, the statement made by the Congress MLA raised impatience among Congress leaders in UP. Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi had a BJP Bhago, Dearness Hatao rally in Hyderabad in Barambaki on Saturday and party strategists needed to control the damage ahead of time.

A senior leader of the party associated with the UP elections said, ‘When Priyanka or Rahul Gandhi spoke from the platform at a rally on Saturday, our main point would have been to lag behind if the Opposition and the media had questioned them on the issue. . So it was necessary to send a timely message to the MLA who made objectionable remarks.

According to sources, Priyanka Gandhi’s strategists realized in time how objectionable the statement made by the party MLA was and it will give an opportunity to the opposition to attack the Congress in UP. And Priyanka Gandhi’s main election slogan ‘Ladaki Hoon Lad Sakte Hoon’ may be questioned.
Priyanka has turned women’s empowerment into an issue
Priyanka Gandhi has made women’s empowerment a major issue in the Uttar Pradesh elections. In the Hathras rape case, Priyanka Gandhi has long made the safety of women an issue. However, with his own party MLA embroiled in controversy, leaders associated with the UP elections have expressed concern that the Opposition MLA would turn the issue into a topic of discussion if his opponents give more prominence to the issue. Elections too .. That is why Priyanka Gandhi intervened in a timely manner in this matter.

Congress has decided to give tickets to 40 per cent women in UP. Apart from these, many election promises were made to women and girls. During the year the girls were given scooters, mobile phones, women three gas cylinders and said many things.