"Apologise Or Resign": Congress On Tirath Singh Rawat Ripped Jeans Remark

Randeep Surjewala said PM Modi, chief ministers Yogi Adityanath and Manohar Lal Khattar have made anti-women comments in the past, but Tirath Singh Rawat has crossed all limits.

The Congress hit out at Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Thursday for his "anti-women" mindset following his "ripped jeans" remark and said he should either apologise to the women of the country or resign. Congress's chief spokesperson and general secretary Randeep Surjewala said Mr Rawat's remarks displayed the "anti-women" face of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was a result of its medieval mindset. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief ministers Yogi Adityanath and Manohar Lal Khattar have made anti-women comments in the past, but Mr Rawat has crossed all limits. "We demand on behalf of the daughters and women of the country that such a chief minister should apologise or resign, because this mentality will not work anymore.