A TV debate show on the recent Pegasus snooping row took an ugly turn after BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra registered his outrage on the reference made to Union Minister Smriti Irani and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje by a Congress spokesperson.
“She repeated asked what Modi ji wanted to see in a woman…You said at least ten times ‘what do you want to see in Smriti Irani ji and Vsundhara Raje ji?’ You are saying this despite being a woman. How obscene is this!”
Patra did not stop here as he continued, “Did Smriti ji say this? Did Vasundhara ji say this? I am pained (by this development). What dod you mean by saying Modi ji wanted to see?..What nonsense is this?”
औरतों की जासूसी के आरोप पर संबित पात्रा ने सुप्रिया श्रीनेत को कैसे ज़ोरदार जवाब दिया।#आर_पार #BJP #Congress @AMISHDEVGAN @sambitswaraj @SupriyaShrinate pic.twitter.com/eTZ4vLOrYz
— News18 India (@News18India) July 30, 2021
Patra told the anchor that he objected the use of such language by Congress spokesperson.
While taking part in the TV debate, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate had said, “Why did the government get stuck on the phones used by women? Go and ask Smriti ji. Go and ask Vasundhara Raje.”
Describing Irani and Raje ‘victims’ of the snooping row, Shrinate later said, “Don’t know what he wanted to see in women’s phones.”
Patra asked, “What did Rahul Gandhi want to see in Bangkok?”
As the clips of this TV debate went viral, BJP supporters trended hashtag #ShameOnSupriya.
जो पार्टी अपनी राष्ट्रीय प्रवक्ता पर अश्लील गुंडई करके उसे पार्टी छोड़ने पर मजबूर कर सकती है,उसी पार्टी की समकालीन नेत्री के तेवर देखिए! बहुत दुःख होता है कि महिला नेत्रियाँ अश्लील पुरुषों के के भद्दे द्विअर्थी संवादों में राग टेर कर राजनीति कर रही हैं।
ये मैडम पत्रकार भी थीं! pic.twitter.com/pZZZwNxLDY
— शुभ्रास्था (Shubhrastha) (@Shubhrastha) July 30, 2021
This is beyond disgusting
It is one thing to make a logical argument but to resort to abuse & such cheap level talks on national tv shows where Congress has reached under @RahulGandhi
Compliment @sambitswaraj for his restraint but this is just too much @AMISHDEVGAN https://t.co/esYYrEl0Zn
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) July 30, 2021
This woman has crossed her lines many times in the past as well, why are such people even called on debates is not comprehensible by me #ShameOnSupriya @AMISHDEVGAN @sambitswaraj https://t.co/18qvCBLui3
— S N ???????? (@NaSukoon) July 30, 2021
How Low Can Congress Get#ShameOnSupriya pic.twitter.com/3nX9uwETtw
— Megh Updates ???? (@MeghUpdates) July 31, 2021
In May this year, Shrinate had called Patra gutter worm during a TV debate on Aaj Tak conducted by Anjana Om Kashyap after the BJP spokesperson addressed her as ‘illiterate.’. Shrinate had told Patra, “Tum do kaudi ke naali ke keede ho. Are chup ho ja naali ke keede, kya bol rahe ho? (You are a worthless gutter worm. Now shut up you gutter worm. What are you talking about!).”
Both Patra and Shrinate have locked horns in TV debates on many occasions while launching personal attacks on each other.