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Women Commission Chief Calls Out Tweet By Congress Party Referring To Woman Journalist As ‘Bulbul’
Swarajya Staff
Jul 11, 2020, 07:05 PM | Updated 07:05 PM IST
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In what seemed like a regular tweet by a news professional to a politician, Aaj Tak news anchor Anjana Om Kashyap tagged Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Bagdel in a tweet on Saturday (11 July), reminding him of his promise of liquor ban in the state.
“The song ‘Waada tera waada’ is totally a theme song of Indian politics. How can Bhupesh Baghel be any different?” the anchor tweeted in Hindi.
'वादा तà¥à¤°à¤¾ वादा' à¤à¤¾à¤¨à¤¾ पà¥à¤°à¥ तरह सॠà¤à¤¾à¤°à¤¤à¥à¤¯ राà¤à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¤¿ à¤à¤¾ थà¥à¤® सà¥à¤¨à¥à¤ हà¥à¥¤ @bhupeshbaghel à¤à¥ à¤à¤¸à¤¸à¥ à¤à¥à¤¸à¥ ठà¤à¥à¤¤à¥ रह सà¤à¤¤à¥ हà¥à¤ !https://t.co/49OXTCHVUz
— Anjana Om Kashyap (@anjanaomkashyap) July 11, 2020
However, in what seemed like an unexpected reaction, the verified handle of Congress party in Chattisgarh quote-tweeted Kashyap saying that ‘Naanch meri Bulbul tujhe paisa milega‘ is totally a theme song for partisanship that passes for journalism today.
"नाठमà¥à¤°à¥ बà¥à¤²à¤¬à¥à¤²- तà¥à¤à¥ पà¥à¤¸à¤¾ मिलà¥à¤à¤¾" à¤à¤¾à¤¨à¤¾ पà¥à¤°à¥ तरह सॠà¤à¤à¤à¤² पà¤à¥à¤·à¤à¤¾à¤°à¤¿à¤¤à¤¾ à¤à¤¾ थà¥à¤® सà¥à¤¨à¥à¤ हà¥à¥¤ à¤à¤ª पतà¥à¤°à¤à¤¾à¤° हà¥à¤, à¤à¤®à¥à¤®à¥à¤¦ हॠà¤à¤¸à¤¸à¥ ठà¤à¥à¤¤à¥ हà¥à¤à¤à¥à¥¤
— INC Chhattisgarh (@INCChhattisgarh) July 11, 2020
रहॠबात शराबबà¤à¤¦à¥ à¤à¥ तॠà¤à¤° à¤à¥ रहà¥à¤à¤à¥ लà¥à¤à¤¿à¤¨ नà¥à¤à¤¬à¤à¤¦à¥ à¤à¥ तरह नहà¥à¤à¥¤
1.5 साल à¤à¥ सरà¤à¤¾à¤° सॠसवाल à¤à¤°à¤¨à¤¾ à¤à¤¸à¤¾à¤¨ हà¥, à¤à¥à¤¯à¤¾ 6 साल à¤à¥ सरà¤à¤¾à¤° सॠसवाल à¤à¤°à¤¨à¥ à¤à¥ हिमà¥à¤®à¤¤ हà¥? https://t.co/2rL6ieEtwK pic.twitter.com/xFNUWIrcYB
The tweet referred to journalists as dancers who perform for money.
The post drew heavy backlash from Twitter users who called it indecent, shameful and unfortunate.
@bhupeshbaghel ji, this is not the appropriate way to treat a journalist.
— Piyush (@piyushjha1998) July 11, 2020
I hope @INCChhattisgarh will remove this coarse text .@INCIndia can not give a certificate to a journalist. https://t.co/SSVcS2FyVQ
Despicable & highly condemnable comments from the official handle of Chhattisgarh Congress. Do hope CM @bhupeshbaghel will take cognizance & take action against the person managing this handle. CC: @INCIndia @RahulGandhi https://t.co/p5GF3HHOrF
— Pramod Kumar Singh (@SinghPramod2784) July 11, 2020
Dear @INCChandigarh is that a language you are supposed to use for women ? Very unfortunate. @anjanaomkashyap Man aap inlogo ko channel pe bulana band kardo @aajtak https://t.co/FcEnuvQYDM
— Yog Agarwal (@TheYogShanu) July 11, 2020
After many users tagged national women commision chief Rekha Sharma in their comments, Sharma responded saying the tweet by Congress party was condemnable.
Why it so easy to call names to a women when she is not doing what you expect from her? The language of the tweet is highly condemnable and people concerned must regret it. Not expected from a party which is headed by a woman. https://t.co/pYBxyZHARC
— Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) July 11, 2020
“Why it so easy to call names to a women when she is not doing what you expect from her? The language of the tweet is highly condemnable and people concerned must regret it. Not expected from a party which is headed by a woman,” Sharma tweeted.
Kashyap too expressed her objection to the tweet:
मà¥à¤à¥ à¤à¤®à¥à¤®à¥à¤¦ हॠ@bhupeshbaghel à¤à¥ à¤à¤¿ ठपनॠसाथॠपतà¥à¤°à¤à¤¾à¤° à¤à¥ लà¥à¤ मà¥à¤ à¤à¥à¤¨à¤¾à¤µà¥ वादॠà¤à¥ à¤à¤ सवाल पर महिला पतà¥à¤°à¤à¤¾à¤° à¤à¥ साथ à¤à¤¸à¥ à¤à¤¾à¤·à¤¾ à¤à¥ à¤à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤®à¤¾à¤² à¤à¥ à¤à¤ªà¤à¥ सà¥à¤µà¥à¤à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤à¥à¤¤à¤¿ हà¥à¥¤ यॠâनाà¤à¤¨à¥ वालॠबà¥à¤²à¤¬à¥à¤² à¤à¥ पà¥à¤¸à¤¾â à¤à¥ à¤à¤¾à¤·à¤¾ à¤à¤ªà¤à¥ पारà¥à¤à¥ à¤à¥ à¤à¥à¤µà¤¿à¤à¤° हà¥à¤à¤¡à¤² à¤à¥ बà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤° मानसिà¤à¤¤à¤¾ दिà¤à¤¾à¤¤à¤¾ हà¥! Get well soon. https://t.co/uaen9ByGr0
— Anjana Om Kashyap (@anjanaomkashyap) July 11, 2020
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