BJP workers and ministers have to maintain dignity always.”
Be it anyone, minister or party worker, if they manifest any feeling of this kind, which could give the wrong message, we will not forgive them. I have warned that no statements of these kinds that could convey the wrong message should be made under any circumstances. Every word should be weighed before uttering. Whatever be the feelings, the wrong message should not go out. He has tendered a public apology for his statements. Later, following a meeting with Sharma and Singh, the chief minister said, “I had summoned minister Bisahulal Singh. However, on the question whether there will be any action against Singh, Sharma just repeated that he was seeking forgiveness on behalf of the party. Ex-minister Jaivardhan Singh (son of Digvijaya Singh) tweeted to issue warning that history was witness that even those who dared to raise eyes to women (of the community) were not spared, let alone those daring to drag them out of home.Īs the commotion grew, state BJP president Sharma also tendered an apology on Sunday on behalf of the party for the statement of the minister. Meanwhile, Congress leaders too attacked the minister and demanded that he be sacked for disrespecting women and a particular community. His car was mobbed by the Sena members at Bhopal BJP office and black flags were shown to him. The strict posturing by the chief minister on Sunday came after the Karni Sena-an organisation of the Rajput community-held statewide protests on Saturday against the minister. Women of Thakurs and other big people should be dragged out of their homes and made to work in society to ensure equality”. The minister had said, “Thakur-thakar (upper castes) keep their women confined to their homes and don't allow them to work in society. The latest controversial statement of Bisahulal Singh came on November 24 at his constituency Anuppur. Muralidhar Rao's comment that 'Brahmins and baniyas (trading communities) were in his (BJP's) pockets' also caused a major furore. He had also made abusive comments against Sindhi community during November 2018 polls as the Congress had pitted a Sindhi candidate against him.Įarlier this month, BJP MP in-charge P. MLA and ex-protem speaker Rameshwar Sharma had courted controversy last month after he indicated through the example of Jodha-Akbar that Rajput communities wedded their daughters to Mughal kings to retain power. The chief minister’s action is being looked at as a major damage control exercise as recently there have been statements from prominent MP BJP leaders that have been perceived as disrespect to 'upper caste' communities.
He was made a minister in Chouhan cabinet in July 2020 and later he won bypoll from Anuppur in November. Singh was among the 21 MLAs/ministers who switched over from the Congress to the BJP in March 2020 along with Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.