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SP's Naresh Agrawal joins BJP, creates furore with comments on Jaya Bachchan

  •   Mon, Mar 12 2018 07:56:55 PM

New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI): Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Agrawal on Monday created a furore in the BJP minutes after joining it with comments belittling actor-politician Jaya Bachchan as someone "who used to dance in films", remarks dubbed "unacceptable" by party leader Sushma Swaraj.

Agrawal, who lost out to Bachchan in the race for re-nomination to the upper house, today quit the Samajwadi Party and joined the BJP.

"I have been reduced to somebody working in films. For somebody who used to dance in films, act in films, I was denied a ticket (for Rajya Sabha). I did not find it appropriate," Agrawal said while joining the BJP at its headquarters.

He was flanked by several BJP leaders, including Union minister Piyush Goyal, who welcomed him into the party.

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra distanced his party from Agrawal's remarks, saying it respects people from all fields and welcomed them in politics.

A couple of hours later, senior BJP leader and its most prominent woman face Sushma Swaraj took to Twitter to criticise Agrawal's comments.

"Naresh Agrawal has joined Bhartiya Janata Party. He is welcome. However, his comments regarding Jaya Bachchan ji are improper and unacceptable," the external affairs minister tweeted.

Agrawal, who was in the Congress earlier, is not new to controversy. Last year, the BJP was up in arms over his remarks in the Upper House mocking Hindu gods.

His term as Rajya Sabha member ends on April 2. The SP has again nominated Bachchan to the Upper House.

He expressed his affection for SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and his cousin Ram Gopal Yadav, saying he could never leave them. Apparently criticising SP president Akhilesh Yadav, he added that it was losing strength in Uttar Pradesh due to its decision to ally with other parties.

Agrawal said he was joining the BJP unconditionally, and asserted that his MLA son would support the saffron party in the Rajya Sabha elections in the state.

He expressed his admiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Welcoming him into the party, Goyal said he would strengthen it.
  

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  • Daniel, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    politicians easily get new offers and parties....,,, then who is the fool, poor public right?

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  • L n T, Mumbai

    Tue, Mar 13 2018

    Kabhi saans me budbu thi main heroine was dancing and welcoming guests before the serial starts.

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  • Aravind Shetty, Mangalore/Riyadh

    Mon, Mar 12 2018

    Ware Wa...what a shot. Who previously insulted our Gods now became saint after joining Barathiya Jewels Party. Is BJP is Ganges which can clean your sins after dipping. So funny. Looks like entire universal humankind should join BJP to become sacred souls. ""E politics e bhaai politics..yeha kal ka dushman be aaj ka dost our ajka dosth anewala kal ka dushman be hosaktahe"" and we are the fools who fight each others about these peoples for nothing. Well after all India is holy country with unholy peoples.

    God only can save my (our) holy country.

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  • SMR, karkala

    Mon, Mar 12 2018

    If unsatisfied politician who was unable to elected to the Rajya Sabha and compares women to 'Nachane Wali' and quit his parent party to joins BJP it is 'women empowerment'.

    In other hand a troll followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday targeted the 3-year-old daughter of senior journalist Rifat Jawaid after the latter posted a cute painting of his ‘princess.’

    Prime Minister Modi is known to follow some of the most vicious trolls on Twitter. These trolls are notorious for harassing women and issuing them rape and death threats on the microblogging site. Within hours of Gauri Lankesh’s murder last year, another troll followed by Modi had rejoiced her brutal assassination by calling her a ‘bitch.’ But, the criticism has had very little impact on Modi’s decision to unfollow them on Twitter.

    In 2015, Modi had invited a group of hardcore trolls known as ‘Super 150’ at his official residence. This signified just what keeping an army of vicious trolls meant this prime minister. Ironically, the same prime minister had launched a campaign Beto Bachao, Beti Padhao, which loosely translates as ‘Save a girl child and educate her.’ His subsequent action in extending tacit support to the army of Hindutva trolls harassing girls on social media has come in sharp contradiction to his claims on ensuring the safety of girl children in India.

    What happened to BJP's enthusia of 'Maha Panchayat' to save its daughter and sisters? What happened to PM Modi's own comment " It is in our culture to respect women: PM Narendra Modi in his ‘Mann ki Baat’ address"?
    Is 'Nachane Wali' is the definition for women of India for BJP which welcomed person from other party with open arms?
    Jai Hind

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  • Ravi C, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 12 2018

    Welcome to saints party. He might have spoken against Indian Army, Modi, God, etc. but now because he is with BJP, will he be forgived?

    Bhakths are in confused mode.

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 12 2018

    hemamalini performed break dance.

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  • Ravi C, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 12 2018

    Sab Amit Bhai ka kamaal hai...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Mar 12 2018

    Sushma Swaraj also danced on Mahatma Gandhi's Samadhi ...

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