Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Karnataka Congress MLA Makes Sexist Remark Against BJP Candidate; Criticised

Senior Congress leader and Karnataka's Davangere Constituency MLA Shamanur Shivashankarappa gave a bizarre sexiest remark ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Trying to target BJP candidate Gayathri Siddeshwara, wife of incumbent MP and former union minister GM Siddeshwara, Congress leader sparked a controversy by saying: "They only know how to cook in the kitchen".

Addressing a public meeting, Shivashankarappa questioned the BJP candidate's qualifications and alleged that she cannot address issues effectively.

"As you all know she wanted to give lotus flower to Modi by winning the elections. First, let them understand the problems of Davangere. We (Congress) have done developmental work in the region. It's one thing to know how to talk, but they know only to cook in the kitchen, the opposition party doesn't have the strength to talk in front of the public," Congress MLA said.

For the unversed, Shamanur Shivashankarappa is one of the senior most members of Karnataka Congress, and the grand old party has picked his daughter-in-law Prabha Mallikarjun to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Davangere seat this time.

Soon after xShivashankarappa's comments went viral, Gayathri Siddeshwara hit back stating Congress doesn't know the hard work and strides women have made across various professions, which were dominated by men.

"He said it in a way that we should only cook and remain in the kitchen. What profession are women not in today? We are even flying in the sky. The old man doesn't know how much women have progressed, he doesn't know the love with which all women cook at home for men, children, and elders," BJP's Siddeshwara said.