New Delhi, 10 October(Wishav Warta): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today accused the BJP-RSS of discriminating against women in their organisations and asked if anyone had ever seen women at an RSS ‘shakha’ meeting wearing shorts, the group’s trademark khaki uniform.
Gandhi said “The BJP’s main outfit is the RSS. How many women are there in the RSS? Ever seen any RSS ‘shakha’ (branch) with women wearing shorts? At least I haven’t seen any,” said Rahul at a campaign event in the poll-bound state.
“Their thinking is, as long as women are silent, all is good. But as soon as she opens her mouth, they run to shut her up,” said Rahul. If the Congress is voted to power, it will focus on women’s empowerment, he added.