Nirmala Sitharaman spars with Mallikarjun Kharge over his 'weak women' remark in Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha, in its first sitting in the new Parliament building, witnessed sparring between Mallikarjun Kharge and Nirmala Sitharaman after the former’s remarks that political parties picked “weak women” as candidates and “won't choose those who're educated and can fight.” “Largely, ladies from backward and scheduled castes are not that literate. Their literacy rate is low, because of which all political parties have a habit of nominating weak women,” Kharge, who is Leader of Opposition in the Upper House, said. Reacting to Kharge's remarks, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on behalf of her party, the BJP registered a strong protest stating that Kharge’s “sweeping statement” was “absolutely unacceptable.”

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[AdityaVenkata]

You can give them a new buildings with state-of-the-art technology, but you cannot teach these MPs civility in debate and discourse, and working for the people. Such a shame!

[sibichakravarthi]

Kharge as usual a right man in the right party.. Can't expect any thing better than this😢

[SrikanthGBCom]

So, kharge himself accepted that italian mummy/ Italian granny sonia Gandy isn't an deserving women. She was the president of Congress for 20 years .😂😂😂

[barunsaw]

kharge ji showing the reality of his party in the name of all party does it... 😂😂😂😂😂

[indiantiger]

I want to be a DALIT like Mallikarjun Kharge. Atleast I can own 50000 crore assets.

[satyamvadami]

This party ruled for almost 65 years but they were not able to pass this Legislation now they r accusing i thing worst political party ever is Congress party

[karthikradhakrishna]

Kharge can't think beyond caste politics. He is a dinosaur whose politics and policies belong to the 1960s.

[AmitMagnet]

The building looks stunning.They should allow for conferences and tourist visits when parliament not in session so that one could meditate in silence😊😊😊

[bichitramahapatra]

Mr Kharge should clarify why education n literacy is less in OBC/SC/ST? Why didn't Congress try to uplift those women during their regime?

[uppalurisrinivas]

Mallikarjun Kharge is unfit to be in Parliament for his derogatory remarks against women. He is learning from Rahul, so we cannot expect minimum etiquette from these type of mediocre leaders

[ajanthk]

1. Karge is less educated than any avg women from any cast.
2. He is weaker than any women from any cast.
3. According to karge, sonia is the ideal women who never completed schooling.

[santhoshsep]

Dharge just knows one woman we all know who’s 😂 that

[TheContrariann]

What else can you expect from Pappu's Disgraceful Congress 😕

[shalinipa]

Kharge was talking about his own party and he should be ashamed of his party that such things happen in his party for sure. Big salute to Nirmalaji

[shrisuryanarayan]

A women reservation is not about SC OR ST but choose efficient women who can speak about issues, who could talk or identify solutions. It is more important to choose efficient women leader rather a women from any particular category.

[delvin]

congress selected him instead of Tharoor. what do you expect

[SheilaNaicker-ttol]

Kharge is discriminating against indigenous women of Bharat. The term backward people should be removed from Bharats dictionary the term backward is derogatory

[messengeroflove]

Does Kharge is telling indirectly that Antonia Maino is weak ?

[truegod...]

Kharge isn't 1% educated as Nirmala ji😂

[cenadg]

Congress always break the country. They make religion vs religion, brother vs brother, now caste vs caste. And now WOMEN vs WOMEN. such a shameless party