Ram Kadam, a BJP MLA from Mumbai’s Ghatkopar constituency, faced a severe lash back after a video of him allegedly claiming to abduct women for men, went viral. The Maharashtra MLA made the shocking remark at a Dahi Handi event on Monday night, promising the young men that he would kidnap the girls they liked even if she says no to the proposal.
बेताल वक्तव्य करणारा भाजपा नेत्यांमध्ये आणखी ऐकाची भर.. रक्षाबंधन , दहिकाला उत्सव या पवित्र सणा दिवशी आमदाराने तोडले आपल्या अकलेचे तारे !
कशा राहतील यांचा राज्यात महिला सुरक्षित? pic.twitter.com/Z5JAx5ewrN— Dr.Jitendra Awhad (@Awhadspeaks) September 4, 2018
The video shared by NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad on Twitter has caught Kadam into controversy. The video shows Kadam allegedly talking to the men in the crowd. The MLA offers his telephone number to the men and says they can call him for help at any time. The MLA then says that if the any of the men has proposed to a girl and is facing problems, he would speak with the man’s parents. If they also approve of the marriage, Kadam says he will kidnap the girl for them.
“You can call me.. if you call me saying I have proposed a girl and need your help.. I will definitely help you.. I will call your parents and ask them…If they say they like that girl then… I will kidnap that girl and give it you.. now take my number”, Kadam says in the video to the thousands gathered for the event.
Interestingly, Kadam is considered to ‘brother to 60,000 sisters’.
