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Koushani Mukherjee stated she sought to provide the message that TMC-ruled Bengal is the most secure for girls, however was taken out of context by the BJP.
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Actor-turned-Trinamool Congress contestant Koushani Mukherjee courted controversy on Saturday as a video along with her purported remark “Please think before you cast votes, you have mother, sister at home” went viral. Koushani, who had joined Trinamool Congress two months in the past and is within the fray in Krishnagar seat claimed that part of her remark was taken out of context and put within the video by BJP’s IT cell to provide it a distinct that means.. “I had sought to project the fact that Bengal is the safest state for women, unlike BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh where
women were raped in Hathras and their parents were shot at for protesting. The BJP IT cell edited the footage for cheap politics,” she stated in a press release.
Koushani additionally posted a video of what she claimed was her authentic touch upon her Facebook web page by which she is seen
strolling in her constituency canvassing for votes and telling voters “Think twice before voting for BJP, you have your mother and sisters at home”.
She can also be seen saying “In Didi’s Bengal women are safe. Don’t vote for BJP if you don’t want Bengal to turn into
another Hathras in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh.” Actor-turned BJP chief Rupa Bhattacharya hit out at Koushani in a publish saying “The utterances of the so called actress turned politicians like you make our heads hang in shame.”
“An actress should have a refined taste … If you think that by making such an ugly comment you will endear
yourself to Trinamool Congress workers, rest assured they will hate your hypocrisy from the bottom of their heart,”
Bhattacharya stated.
Trinamool Congress minister Sashi Panja stated a part of Koushani’s feedback had been stored within the edited video however not the
whole footage.
