‘If only they fought like Rani of Jhansi’: BJP MP blames women for high death toll in Pahalgam terror attack | Chandigarh News
BHIWANI: A fresh controversy has erupted after BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Haryana, Ram Chander Jangra, made a remark on the women who lost their husbands in the recent Pahalgam terror attack. Speaking at a public event, Jangra said the women lacked the courage and spirit of warrior women, “and that is why the death toll was high”.He further claimed that the victims died “with folded hands” and suggested that if they had received training under central government schemes, they might have been able to resist the attackers and reduce the number of casualties.The MP was addressing a district symposium organised in Bhiwani’s panchayat bhawan as part of Ahilyabai Holkar tricentennial memorial campaign on Saturday.
Jangra said PM Modi launched a significant initiative (referring to Agniveer) to instill a sense of bravery among the youth. “After the Pahalgam attack, the entire country feels that if the kind of training PM Modi wants to provide to the youth was available to the tourists, then three terrorists could not have killed 26 people,” he said.
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“If the tourists had even sticks or rods in their hands and charged at the terrorists from all sides, I claim that perhaps only five or six would have died, but all three terrorists would have been killed as well,” he said. The Pahalgam terror attack took place on April 22 in Baisaran Valley, where terrorists opened fire and killed 26 tourists.After the symposium, the MP avoided answering questions about the identification and arrest of the attackers. He said that even if the attackers were not caught, the Army destroyed their bases and handlers. Reiterating his statements given while addressing the gathering, he added that if the women present at the scene fought back like Rani of Jhansi or Ahilyabai Holkar, the number of casualties would have been less.Recently, BJP minister Vijay Shah from Madhya Pradesh, also came into the spotlight after making comments on Colonel Sophia. However, he tendered an apology after the Supreme Court took up the matter.
