The day after a woman publicly slammedMaharashtraminister Girish Mahajan for the traffic jam caused by a BJP rally over the women's reservation bill in south Mumbai, the minister on Wednesday (April 22) conceded that her anger was justified; however, he objected to her language, saying that her language was "inappropriate" and was very angry.
The BJP minister stated that she was not ready to listen and even threw a bottle, adding that they even told her that the road would be cleared in 10-15 minutes, according to a PTI report.
"It is true that there was traffic congestion as thousands of women participated in the march. But the woman who came there was very angry and spoke in a language that was not appropriate. Even when we told her the road would be cleared in 10-15 minutes, she was not ready to listen and, in anger, even threw a bottle," the BJP leader claimed.
The Maharashtra minister further said that he understands that she was in a hurry to pick up her child, adding that her anger is justified to "some extent".
"But the way she reacted, using such language and throwing a bottle, was wrong. However, I do not think any legal action should be taken against her," he said.
A woman publicly confronted Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan during a BJP protest in Mumbai’s Worli area on Tuesday, after getting stuck in traffic caused by the rally. The incident took place when Mahajan was speaking to reporters at the protest. The rally was organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party to target opposition parties over the defeat of a Constitution amendment bill linked to women’s reservation.
An angry woman approached the minister and shouted at him for blocking the road. She asked why the rally was not held at an open ground instead of creating inconvenience for commuters. “Get out of here. You are causing a traffic jam,” she said.
After Mahajan tried to pacify her, she returned and continued her tirade, saying, "Did you not understand? What is wrong with you? There are hundreds of people waiting."
As the video of the woman's outburst went viral, opposition parties targeted the ruling BJP, with Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi lauding the woman for 'showing mirror' to the minister whose attitude she termed as "disrespectful and dismissive".
Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal shared the video on X and accused the BJP of misleading women for political gains.
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