<p>New Delhi: The Haryana State Commission for Women on Thursday issued a notice to Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala over his purported "indecent" remarks against BJP MP Hema Malini.</p><p>Commission chairperson Renu Bhatia said Surjewala has been asked to present himself before the panel on April 9 and give a clarification.</p><p>The commission took suo motu cognizance of media reports and issued the notice. It said his alleged indecent remarks hurt the dignity of a woman.</p>.BJP shares Surjewala's 'vile, sexist' remarks to target Congress.<p>However on Thursday, Surjewala alleged that BJP's IT Cell has developed a habit of distorting facts and spreading lies and added that he neither intended to insult Hema Malini nor hurt anyone.</p><p>The BJP had on Wednesday accused Congress general secretary Surjewala of making "vile, sexist" remarks against actor-politician Hema Malini, alleging it shows that the main opposition party is misogynistic and abhors women.</p><p>BJP IT department head Amit Malviya had shared an undated video on X in which the Congress MP is purportedly making some objectionable remarks about the actor-politician while attacking the ruling party.</p><p>Meanwhile, Surjewala sought to clarify his remarks and launched a counter attack on the BJP.</p><p>In a post on X on Thursday, Surjewala alleged that BJP's IT Cell has developed a habit of distorting facts and spreading lies so that it can distract the country's attention from the Modi government's "anti-youth, anti-farmer, anti-poor policies and failures and its conspiracy to destroy the Constitution of India".</p><p>"Listen to the full video - I said, 'we also respect Hema Malini a lot because she is married to Dharmendra ji and is our (bahu) daughter-in-law," said Surjewala.</p><p>"BJP's anti-women pawns were ordered to cut this video, but these same pawns never asked the prime minister why he said 'girlfriend worth Rs 50 crore' in Himachal? Why was a woman MP called "Shurpanakha" in Parliament? Why was a woman CM trolled in such a vulgar manner? Is it correct to say 'Congress' widow'? Is it right to call the top leadership of the Congress a 'jersey cow'?"</p><p>"My statement was only that in public life, everyone should be accountable to the people, be it (Haryana CM) Nayab Saini Ji, or (former CM) Khattar Ji, or myself," he said.</p><p>"Everyone rises or falls on the basis of their work, the public is supreme and they have to use their discretion in making their choice. Neither did I intend to insult Hema Malini ji nor to hurt anyone.... BJP itself is anti-women, that is why it sees and understands everything through an anti-women lens and spreads lies as per its convenience!" he alleged.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The Haryana State Commission for Women on Thursday issued a notice to Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala over his purported "indecent" remarks against BJP MP Hema Malini.</p><p>Commission chairperson Renu Bhatia said Surjewala has been asked to present himself before the panel on April 9 and give a clarification.</p><p>The commission took suo motu cognizance of media reports and issued the notice. It said his alleged indecent remarks hurt the dignity of a woman.</p>.BJP shares Surjewala's 'vile, sexist' remarks to target Congress.<p>However on Thursday, Surjewala alleged that BJP's IT Cell has developed a habit of distorting facts and spreading lies and added that he neither intended to insult Hema Malini nor hurt anyone.</p><p>The BJP had on Wednesday accused Congress general secretary Surjewala of making "vile, sexist" remarks against actor-politician Hema Malini, alleging it shows that the main opposition party is misogynistic and abhors women.</p><p>BJP IT department head Amit Malviya had shared an undated video on X in which the Congress MP is purportedly making some objectionable remarks about the actor-politician while attacking the ruling party.</p><p>Meanwhile, Surjewala sought to clarify his remarks and launched a counter attack on the BJP.</p><p>In a post on X on Thursday, Surjewala alleged that BJP's IT Cell has developed a habit of distorting facts and spreading lies so that it can distract the country's attention from the Modi government's "anti-youth, anti-farmer, anti-poor policies and failures and its conspiracy to destroy the Constitution of India".</p><p>"Listen to the full video - I said, 'we also respect Hema Malini a lot because she is married to Dharmendra ji and is our (bahu) daughter-in-law," said Surjewala.</p><p>"BJP's anti-women pawns were ordered to cut this video, but these same pawns never asked the prime minister why he said 'girlfriend worth Rs 50 crore' in Himachal? Why was a woman MP called "Shurpanakha" in Parliament? Why was a woman CM trolled in such a vulgar manner? Is it correct to say 'Congress' widow'? Is it right to call the top leadership of the Congress a 'jersey cow'?"</p><p>"My statement was only that in public life, everyone should be accountable to the people, be it (Haryana CM) Nayab Saini Ji, or (former CM) Khattar Ji, or myself," he said.</p><p>"Everyone rises or falls on the basis of their work, the public is supreme and they have to use their discretion in making their choice. Neither did I intend to insult Hema Malini ji nor to hurt anyone.... BJP itself is anti-women, that is why it sees and understands everything through an anti-women lens and spreads lies as per its convenience!" he alleged.</p>