FIR against Irfan Ansari over 'rejected goods' remarks on BJP's Sita Soren

Jharkhand Election 2024: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sita Soren broke down on Sunday while addressing the media, discussing the alleged derogatory remarks made by Congress minister Irfan Ansari about her. Soren, who is contesting the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly polls from the Jamtara constituency, spoke out a day before filing her nomination papers. Ansari, who is also contesting from the same seat as the Congress candidate, allegedly made the controversial remarks after submitting his nomination on Thursday.

Sita Soren, visibly emotional during her press interaction, said, "Ansari has been targeting me since my candidature from the seat was announced. But, the derogatory remarks he made after filing his nomination are not acceptable. It is an insult to women of the tribal community. The tribal community will never forgive him."

She further mentioned, "The way he made a comment against me, does he not know who I am, whose wife I am, and which house I belong to? My father-in-law and husband started an agitation for Jharkhand. All of our community and the women are hurt... I will not forgive him. Our community has decided that he will not be allowed to enter Adivasi villages. Irfan Ansari is a minister in the INDIA Alliance government. It is also the responsibility of those who made him the minister. There should be some discipline. Just because my husband is no more, he (Ansari)...," before breaking down.