Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi Hits Out at Audience for Not Chanting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'

Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi on Saturday lashed out at a section of the audience at a youth conclave here for not chanting the “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” slogan despite repeatedly asking them to do so.

A visibly irked Lekhi asked them whether Bharat was not their mother and even suggested a woman, who was reluctant to raise the slogan, to leave the venue.

The conclave was organised by certain right-wing outfits. Concluding her speech, the senior BJP leader chanted “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and asked the audience to repeat it. As the response from the audience was not as expected, she asked whether Bharat was not their home.