Lok Sabha polls: Randeep Surjewala banned from campaigning for 48 hours over remarks on Hema Malini
India | Apr 16, 2024, 06:53 PM ISTCongress leader Randeep Surjewala has been banned from campaigning for 48 hours over remarks on Hema Malini.
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala has been banned from campaigning for 48 hours over remarks on Hema Malini.
The controversy erupted after the BJP's IT department shared an undated video in which the Congress MP is purportedly making some objectionable remarks about the actor-politician Hema Malini while attacking the ruling party.
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Responding to the BJP's allegation, Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said the video had been distorted by the saffron party and his intention was not to insult anyone.
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Randeep Surjewala was seeking re-election from Kaithal constituency.
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