BJP’s trouble over Dalit controversy took another unpleasant turn after social media users began to post an old statement by the party’s controversial spokesperson, Shaina NC, made in 2014.
Shaina, in her reported statement, had said that she was confused whether the BSP chief Mayawati was ‘he’ or ‘she’.
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She made the remarks while participating in Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) event at Jaipur.
The Mumbai-based BJP spokesperson was widely condemned by women activists then.
But the statement gained fresh attention on Thursday amidst raging protests against the BJP and its Gujarat government by Dalit supporters.
Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh witnessed hundreds of thousands of Dalits taking to streets to protest the ‘prostitute’ remarks made by the expelled BJP leader, Dayashankar Singh.
In Gujarat, where four Dalits were flogged in public by right-wing cow vigilantes, Dalits continued with their protests. The Congress vice president, Rahul Gandhi visited the families of those thrashed by right-wing supporters.
Delhi chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, is scheduled to visit the families on Friday.
Meanwhile, social media users slammed Shaina all over again over her ‘misogynistic’ comments made two years ago.
Here are some of the comments:
ShainaNC keeps it classy as usual! #BJP https://t.co/d0j5f1L7La
— radhika vaz (@radvaz) July 21, 2016
BJP spokesperson Shaina NC commenting on Mayawati's gender identity.#ThatsWhatTheySaid
Read https://t.co/UAahVbN8sz pic.twitter.com/oTy4YnrDyg— Feminism in India (@FeminismInIndia) July 21, 2016
Amazing BJPians
Mayawati is worse than a Prostitute~BJP's UP VP
Mayawati is HE or SHE~Confused @ShainaNC,D/o Nana Chudasama#BJPWarOnDalits— ║█║▌║█║▌│║▌║▌║█™ (@Myth_Busterz) July 21, 2016
From the past. Of course the BJP would be a natural fit for Shaina NC (h/t and via @bainjal) pic.twitter.com/l0BbB1waUx
— IndiaExplained (@IndiaExplained) July 21, 2016
this is least expected from @ShainaNC if this is not photo shopped https://t.co/54aAW5D51c
— QueenBee (@vaidehisachin) July 21, 2016
Dear @ShainaNC really? You are a wannabe leader & this is what you say to the 3 term UP CM? @BJP4India https://t.co/XjGApDVGxG
— Swati Chaturvedi (@bainjal) July 21, 2016
Another shameful anti Dalit and anti women comment that @BJP4India's @ShainaNC had given.#BJPWarOnDalits pic.twitter.com/1J0MOHQoV4
— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) July 21, 2016
Even female BJP members have no respect for other women. https://t.co/RTmaNmQMRN
— lindsay pereira (@lindsaypereira) July 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/CGyrish/status/756101661471285249
Looks like, she is having difficult to identify gender, I wonder whether she is straight or ….. @ShainaNC
— NewAgeIndian (@TheNewAgeIndian) July 21, 2016
Dear @ShainaNC please educate yourself about gender fluidity… But of course BJP wallahs never think beyond heteronormativity
— Agnivo Niyogi (অগ্নিভ নিয়োগী) (@Aagan86) July 21, 2016
