Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Jitendra (Jeetu) Patwari on Tuesday has triggered a political controversy with his remarks on women consume alcohol the most in the state as compared to any other state in the country.
Addressing the media in Bhopal on Monday, he said that the BJP government’s policies has turned the state, once projected as the land of prosperity, into a one that is drowned in intoxication.
“Our sisters and daughters have started consuming intoxicants. The BJP sought votes in the name of schemes like Ladli Behna, but never took serious steps to protect women from substance abuse. Today, Madhya Pradesh women lead nation in liquor consumption” he added.
“Madhya Pradesh tops the country in liquor consumption,” he asserted, adding that the state has even surpassed Punjab in drug-related cases.
Criticizing the comment made by the senior leader of Congress, Bharatiya Janata Patry (BJP) leader Sudhanshu Trivedi termed the comment as “Indecent” and called the Congress party “Anti-women”.
Speaking to media he said that Congress leader’s comment has exposed how anti-women the Congress party is.
“Anti-progress and anti-Constitution Congress party has been exposed by the MP Congress chief Jeetu Patwari on how this party is anti-women when he tried to say that most of the women in MP drink alcohol,” Trivedi said.
He said this remark is not just an insult of women of MP but it is an example of Congress’ anti-women mindset.
According to the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5), women’s alcohol consumption is highest in Arunachal Pradesh, where nearly 26 per cent of women drink alcohol.
In Sikkim, the figure stands at 16.2 per cent, while Assam, Telangana, and Jharkhand also feature among the top states. In stark contrast, only 1.6 per cent of women in Madhya Pradesh consume alcohol, placing the state far below the national average.
