Trinamool On Warpath Over Judge-Turned-BJP leader's Sexist Comment

Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress has been up in arms against a controversial comment by High Court judge-turned-politician Abhijit Gangopadhyay that targets Mamata Banerjee. The former judge's purported comment -- videos of which are circulating online -- has provided massive ammunition to Trinamool, which has tagged the BJP as "anti-women" since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Didi-O-Didi" comments in 2021.

The BJP and Mr Gangopadhyay are yet to respond on the issue.

"A leader who has worked as a politically-minded upholder of the legal system and then went to the BJP, has made a disgusting comment about the only woman Chief Minister of the country," said senior party leader Santanu Sen.

Mamata Banerjee, he pointed out, is a seven-time legislator, a former Union minister and a three-time Chief Minister. Now, a remark in such poor taste has been made against her, he said.

"Is this Modi's guarantee that in the interest of politics, women will be accorded no respect?" he added.