BJP West Bengal has tweeted a video of actor and Trimnool Congress Candidate Koushani Mukherjee’s video, where she can be heard saying, “Everyone’s got mothers & sisters at home, think before you vote.” This video is being shared with the caption, “Everyone’s got mothers & sisters at home, think before you vote” – Kaushani Mukherjee, TMC candidate from Krishnanagar North. This is how she threatened the women of Bengal, this is Pishi’s culture. The women of Bengal are definitely not safe under Pishi’s rule.”
Koushani said that she 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’s IT cell edited the footage for cheap politics,” the TMC leader added. Taking to her official Facebook page, Koushani also posted a video of what she claimed was her original comment. In this latest video, she is seen walking in her constituency canvassing for votes and telling voters “Think twice before voting for BJP, you have your mother and sisters at home”.
Reacting to TMC leader Koushani’s viral video, actor-turned BJP leader Rupa Bhattacharya took a jibe at Koushani and said, “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,” she added.
Koushani Mukherjee uploaded the full version of the video on April 3. In the full video, she can be heard saying, “Look… Young boy… Hey come here… are you from BJP?? Everyone has Mom and Sister at home. Think before you vote. Think about the safety of your mother and sister and then vote. Bengal won’t be safe if Didi (referring to Mamata Banerjee) won’t be there.” Koushani Mukherjee further said that the viral video is an edited version of what she said in the rally. She stated that, “From Day 1 since I have started my campaigns, I have walked miles and in interior regions to reach out to people in mass and people are accepting me. I am telling people about the work Didi has done and her 10 promises for Bengal. I am also promoting women empowerment and women’s safety, which is a national issue. I am warning people to not cast their votes which are priceless to BJP as we have seen the decline in women’s safety in BJP’s regime.”
She also said that whatever she said is not new, all prominent TMC leaders including Didi have said that think about women’s safety and do not vote for BJP.
