India News | U'khand BJP MLA's Comments on Hindu Deities 'shameful': AAP

New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) The AAP on Wednesday termed as "shameful" Uttarakhand BJP MLA Bansidhar Bhagat's comments about Hindu deities and asked if the party's top leadership will take action against him.

While addressing an event in Haldwani to mark the International Day of the Girl Child on Tuesday, Bhagat, using the Hindi word "patao", said one has to woo Goddess Saraswati for education, Goddess Durga for strength and Goddess Lakshmi for wealth.

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"...nothing was left for the gods except Lord Shiva who lives in the Himalayas and Lord Vishnu who lives in the deep sea," the MLA from Kaladhungi and the former Uttarakhand BJP chief had said.

Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Rajendra Pal Gautam, who recently resigned as Delhi social welfare minister following a row over him attending a religious conversion event here, in a tweet asked, "Will the top BJP leadership take action against such people?"

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Reacting to the BJP leader's comments, the AAP tweeting in Hindi from its official handle, said, "Shameful. BJP MLA Bansidhar Bhagat is making crass jokes on Lord Shiva-Vishnu and Maa Saraswati-Maa Lakshmi in a crowd of thousands."

"Those from the BJP have crossed all limits. The people of the country will not tolerate this at all," it said.

AAP national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh dubbed Bhagat's comments as an "insult" to the goddesses. "Such an insult to our goddesses. Entire BJP is silent," he said in a tweet in Hindi.

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