Four national women's organisations strongly condemn the recent poll ad released by the BJP which is an insult to the women of this country as it portrays her from an extremely feudal, patriarchal perspective. Showing opposition leaders in disagreement over a "bride" - that is, fighting over a ' thing' they want to obtain, is not just in poor taste, but is offensive to the woman who has been objectified and degraded by this depiction. The Manuwadi concept of "nari shakti" propounded by the PM and the BJP has been shown up in its true colours. Women's organisations demand an immediate withdrawal of the ad, along with an unequivocal apology from the BJP. It urges women to unitedly come forward against the regressive BJP which has clearly shown such an anti-women mind set and take all steps to uphold their basic right to dignity and equality in this country.
ALL INDIA DEMOCRATIC WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION (AIDWA)–Mariam Dhawale
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDIAN WOMEN (NFIW) – Annie Raja
ALL INDIA PROGRESSIVE WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION (AIPWA) – Meena Tiwari
ALL INDIA COORDINATION OF POW PMS IJM – G. Jhansi, Poonam Kaushik
