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BJP Mahila Morcha protest exposes double standards

BJP Mahila Morcha, Goa, reportedly staged a protest on Monday in Panaji and some other parts of the State to demand for the resignation of Inner Manipur Congress Lok Sabha MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam over allegations concerning the sexual harassment of female students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and his dismisal from the same University. Well, when a BJP councillor's son was accused of allegedly sexually assaulting so many girls and even filming these acts live on video in the State, where was BJP Mahila Morcha? When women were being paraded naked and even raped in a BJP-ruled state of Manipur, why they had not come out with  morchas across Goa? The State BJP leaders are already feeling the heat due to the ongoing nation-wide protests against Gyanesh Kumar/vote-chori allegations, and the one whom they were referring as 'pappu' all this while too is seen giving them sleepless nights, and due to which are forcing their party mahilas to take out such morchas to distract Goans after becoming panicky & desperate in Goa. BJP is indeed a party of double-standard hypocrites.


 JERRY FERNANDES, Saligao

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