"Wear Bermudas": Row Over Dilip Ghosh's Latest Attack On Mamata Banerjee
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At a rally in Bengal's Purulia on Tuesday, West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh took a swipe at Ms Banerjee's style of campaigning - "She wants to show her plastered leg to everyone. Why doesn't she just wear a pair of bermudas?"
West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh's comments on his Trinamool Congress rival and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's leg injury has been criticised on social media as sexist and inappropriate.At a rally in Bengal's Purulia on Tuesday, Mr Ghosh took a swipe at Ms Banerjee's style of campaigning - "She wants to show her plastered leg to everyone. Why doesn't she just wear a pair of bermudas?""Her plaster was cut, then crepe bandage was tied, and now she is showing legs to everyone. She is wearing a saree and one leg is showing and one is not. I have not seen anyone wear a saree like this. If u want to show legs then why are u wearing saree, wear a Bermuda, then everyone can see clearly," Mr Ghosh said.Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra criticised the BJP leader for the comment. In a tweet, Ms Moitra called the state BJP chief a "pervert".More Related News