Look inwards and on BJP's attitude towards women, says Opposition after PM Modi's 'nari shakti' remark

Opposition parties on Monday called out Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he hailed nari shakti in his Independence Day speech asking him to look inwards and on his partys attitude towards womenAddressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort PM Modi urged people to pledge not to do anything that lowers the dignity of women saying a mentality to insult them in speech and behaviour has crept inTMC MP Derek O Brien reminded the prime minister of the Didi o Didi comment made by him on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during an election rally in the stateLets pledge to wipe out misogyny said Prime Minister narendramodi today Completely agree Sir Should we start with you leading by example wrote OBrien on Twitter attaching a video of Modi making the reference to Banerjee in his speechCongress leader Pawan Khera too posted a video compilation of the prime ministers remarks on women including comments made on the floor of the House on Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury in the Rajya Sabha over her laughter which was condemned as being sexist his comment on Banerjee and the 50crore girlfriend remark about Congress leader Shashi Tharoors wife Sunanda PushkarIf anyone needs the most to take a pledge to respect women then it is this person wrote Khera referring to the videoCPI general secretary D Raja too urged the PM to examine the attitude of his own party men with regards to womenIt is not just about women All humans should be treated with respect in society This is not happening because the mindset is being controlled by a party which believes in the Manusmriti patriarchy and caste system This government has the numbers in both the Houses of Parliament yet they have not passed the women reservation billHis speech is mere rhetoric and there is no serious commitment whether towards women or towards the socially backward said Raja who also raised incidents against women and the Dalits where Modi has chosen to remain silentShiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said Modis words did not match the actions on the groundIf we look at Maharashtra not having any woman in cabinet with even the women and child portfolios being handed by male ministers Even the labour force participation is rapidly decreasing and the government is not able to address them she saidThere is also the matter of 33 per cent reservation being championed by the BJP and despite having a full majority it has not been implemented So those are the issues that we are looking at in 25 years from now We also have to look at how policies have impacted the women on ground Chaturvedi saidShe also referred to the Sulli and Bulli deals incident in which women were berated and auctioned on social mediaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever