After discussions on three names suggested by the BJP’s Uttarakhand unit, the party's central leadership on Monday finalised Parvati Das as its candidate for the by-election that was necessitated by the death in April of Parvati’s husband Chandan Ram Das.
BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya had, a few days ago, courted controversy after saying that women who wear “dirty clothes look like Surpanakha”.
BJP's national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi, strongly condemned the conversation between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) leader Kamal Haasan and said that the interview was to "demoralize India and Indianness".
The BJP statement said the Pakistani Foreign Minister's remark is highly derogatory, defamatory and full of cowardice which has been given just to remain in power and save the government.