‘Five days, no apology’: BJP attacks AAP over controversial comment on girls

NEW DELHI: The BJP’s Delhi unit on Sunday intensified its attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), accusing its leaders of misogyny and demanding an apology from senior AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj over remarks allegedly made about girls, as the political row escalated on social media ahead of upcoming elections.In a post on X, the BJP’s Delhi account said, “Five days have passed... But Saurabh Bharadwaj ji, you haven't yet apologised for the vile statement you made about Delhi's daughters?” It added, “Making such shameful remarks against little girls and shamelessly sticking to them shows just how vile and low the AAP's mindset is.”BJP's Delhi account had earlier, in a lengthy post on X, accused AAP leader and the party of having a "misogynistic approach" while claiming that the BJP government is working day and night to empower women. The remarks come in response to a statement attributed to Bharadwaj, as the BJP said, “Unemployed leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said yesterday, the government will give bicycles to those girls, and we will have them campaign for Akhilesh ji in UP. We will hand them brooms.”Citing AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj's words, it said, “This vile statement from Saurabh Bharadwaj shows that every leader of yours is misogynistic.” The post also targeted AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, saying, “Kejriwal had Swati Maliwal beaten up in the CM’s residence while he was CM. When he himself was in Tihar on corruption charges, he did make Atishi CM out of compulsion, but didn’t let her sit on Kejriwal’s chair; it remained vacant.”It further added, “We’ve seen before how your other leaders, be it Somnath Bharti who abused and behaved indecently with a TV anchor on live TV, or other AAP leaders – the bigger they are, the more misogynistic they are.”The party contrasted its position with that of AAP, saying, “On one side, the BJP government is working to educate daughters, to give them wings, to encourage them, while on the other side, leaders like your Saurabh Bharadwaj are mocking them. Have some shame!”