The BJP Mahila Morcha on Tuesday demanded resignation of Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy for his alleged statement that the women, who were standing on roadsides from Bhubaneswar to Puri to welcome BJP president Amit Shah, have two husbands each.
“Such works against women are not expected from a Minister. Maharathy should resign within 24 hours,” demanded Morcha State president Pravati Parida at the concluding day of the Morcha national executive meeting in Puri.
Parida threatened that if Maharathy does not give resignation, BJP women activists would take to the streets across the State.
“What the BJP has been saying over the years has again been proved.
Due to the BJD only, Odisha is No 1 in women assaults,” Parida said and urged women to get united and teach Naveen a strong lesson in 2019 elections.
Notably, Maharathy’s comment that 30,000 BJP women, who stood along the Puri-Bhubanswar NH to greet Shah, had 60,000 husbands has gone viral on social media.