NEW DELHI: NDA MPs staged a protest on Parliament premises on Monday against an Islamic cleric’s alleged misogynistic comment targeting Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav , calling it “shameful, offensive and unacceptable”.
The protest, led by women MPs of the ruling alliance near Makar Dwar, came after Maulana Sajid Rashid reportedly criticised Yadav for wearing a sari during a meeting at a mosque and compared her with fellow SP MP Iqra Hasan, who had her head covered.
Chanting slogans like “Nari shakti ka apman, nahin sahega Hindustan”, BJP MPs questioned the Opposition’s silence on the issue, particularly targeting SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress leaders.
BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj questioned if “appeasement politics” had become more important for the SP than a woman’s dignity. “It is deeply shameful that such an offensive and inappropriate comment has been made against a sitting MP, Dimple Yadav ji, and yet her husband Akhilesh Yadav and his entire party, as well as the entire Opposition, remain silent,” she said, as quoted by news agency PTI.
JD(U) MP Lovely Anand said Akhilesh Yadav should stand by his wife. “Then, other women will also have confidence,” she said, demanding an apology from the cleric.
BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari also hit out at the INDI alliance. “It is a matter of great sadness that Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are silent on the indecent remarks made by the Maulana against Dimple Yadav due to their vote-bank compulsions,” he said, as quoted by news agency ANI. “If you cannot stand up for the honour of your wife, then how can you protect the daughters of Uttar Pradesh?”
Meanwhile, Dimple Yadav responded by saying the outrage would have been more meaningful had the ruling alliance shown similar concern during the Manipur violence .
“It’s good that action is being taken now... But it would have been better if similar protests and support had been visible when horrifying incidents like the one in Manipur came to light through footage on social media,” she told reporters at Parliament.
SP MP Iqra Hasan also condemned the remarks and called for a social boycott of the Maulana. “They are not any religious leaders or 'Thekedar' of the religion... It is a very shameful statement,” she told ANI.
Maulana Rashid, defending himself, said he was merely objecting to Yadav’s posture inside a mosque, saying it violated Islamic norms. However, an FIR was registered against him in Lucknow late Sunday for objectionable and inflammatory comments, East Zone DCP Shashank Singh said.
The protest, led by women MPs of the ruling alliance near Makar Dwar, came after Maulana Sajid Rashid reportedly criticised Yadav for wearing a sari during a meeting at a mosque and compared her with fellow SP MP Iqra Hasan, who had her head covered.
Chanting slogans like “Nari shakti ka apman, nahin sahega Hindustan”, BJP MPs questioned the Opposition’s silence on the issue, particularly targeting SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress leaders.
BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj questioned if “appeasement politics” had become more important for the SP than a woman’s dignity. “It is deeply shameful that such an offensive and inappropriate comment has been made against a sitting MP, Dimple Yadav ji, and yet her husband Akhilesh Yadav and his entire party, as well as the entire Opposition, remain silent,” she said, as quoted by news agency PTI.
#WATCH | Delhi | On AIIA President Moulana Sajid Rashidi's derogatory remark against SP MP Dimple Yadav, BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj says, "... Why is the entire Opposition silent? Why is Dimple Yadav's own party silent? Why has her husband (Akhilesh Yadav) not yet spoken against this… pic.twitter.com/MZm9MNes9C
— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2025
JD(U) MP Lovely Anand said Akhilesh Yadav should stand by his wife. “Then, other women will also have confidence,” she said, demanding an apology from the cleric.
BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari also hit out at the INDI alliance. “It is a matter of great sadness that Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are silent on the indecent remarks made by the Maulana against Dimple Yadav due to their vote-bank compulsions,” he said, as quoted by news agency ANI. “If you cannot stand up for the honour of your wife, then how can you protect the daughters of Uttar Pradesh?”
Meanwhile, Dimple Yadav responded by saying the outrage would have been more meaningful had the ruling alliance shown similar concern during the Manipur violence .
VIDEO | Reacting to protests on All India Imam Association President Maulana Sajid Rashidi's derogatory remark against her, Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav (@dimpleyadav) says, "It's good what is happening, it is good that FIR was registered. It would have been better if they… pic.twitter.com/UkXYPjsoc9
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 28, 2025
“It’s good that action is being taken now... But it would have been better if similar protests and support had been visible when horrifying incidents like the one in Manipur came to light through footage on social media,” she told reporters at Parliament.
SP MP Iqra Hasan also condemned the remarks and called for a social boycott of the Maulana. “They are not any religious leaders or 'Thekedar' of the religion... It is a very shameful statement,” she told ANI.
Maulana Rashid, defending himself, said he was merely objecting to Yadav’s posture inside a mosque, saying it violated Islamic norms. However, an FIR was registered against him in Lucknow late Sunday for objectionable and inflammatory comments, East Zone DCP Shashank Singh said.
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