BJP MLA Bahadur Singh Koli Makes Sexist Remarks in Rajasthan Assembly, Says ‘Our Govt Delivered a Son in the Very First Budget’; Congress Reacts to Viral Video
During a budget debate, Rajasthan BJP MLA Bahadur Singh Koli sparked outrage by comparing BJP’s budgets to the "birth of a boy" and the previous Congress regime’s to the "birth of a girl," claiming only the former is "useful" Congress leader Pawan Khera condemned the remarks as shameful. The gendered analogy has drawn widespread criticism.
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A controversy erupted after a Rajasthan BJP MLA made a gendered comparison between the present BJP government's budget and that of the previous Congress regime. While taking part in the debate on the budget on Monday, February 16, BJP MLA Bahadur Singh Koli compared the BJP government's financial plans to the "birth of a boy" and those of the previous Congress regime to the "birth of a girl". “Ours is a youth budget, theirs is an old-age budget. Our government gave birth to a boy in the very first budget, and then again in the second and third budgets. The one who gives birth to a boy in their youth is always useful," Bahadur said in the House. In his speech, Bahadur Singh Koli also took a swipe at the previous Congress government led by Ashok Gehlot. Koli said that Gehlot's last budget before elections resulted in the "birth of a girl, not a boy". He further added that this was why the Congress is now in the Opposition. Responding to the viral video, Congress leader Pawan Khera said that he was ashamed that the BJP MLA in the clip belongs to Rajasthan. Viral Video: Rajasthan Youth Performs Dangerous Stunts Atop 282-Foot Jindal Tower in Hisar.
I'm Ashamed This BJP MLA Belongs to Rajasthan, Says Pawan Khera
I’m ashamed this BJP MLA belongs to Rajasthan. https://t.co/D2iSiAzyfG
— Pawan Khera 🇮🇳 (@Pawankhera) February 19, 2026
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