"PARTY WORKERS EXCITED TO MARRY FAIR KASHMIRI GIRLS," BJP MLA'S COMMENT CREATES CONTROVERSY! WATCH

Days after the scrapping of Article 370 in Kashmir took place, BJP MLA Vikram Singh Saini from Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar city made headlines with his one statement after he said that the party workers were “excited” because they will now be able to get married to “fair girls from Kashmir”.

After his highly misogynistic comment about Kashmir's integration, this one statement has sparked a row across the country.

The MLA was speaking at an event to celebrate the scrapping of special status of Kashmir recently in Katauli area of Muzaffarnagar when he made such a statement.

He said that "The workers are very excited and those who are bachelors, they can get married there. There is no issue now. Earlier, there was lot of atrocities on women. If a woman from there [Kashmir] got married to a man from Uttar Pradesh, her citizenship would be revoked. There was different citizenship for India and Kashmir. And the Muslim workers should celebrate here. Get married there. To a fair Kashmiri girl. There should be celebrations. Everyone should celebrate… Be it Hindu or Muslims. This is something the entire country should be celebrating."

Asked about his remarks, the MLA said he had said nothing wrong. “Now anyone can get married to a Kashmiri girl without any issue. That is all I said and it is the truth. This is freedom for the people of Kashmir. That is why we organised the event Tuesday. Now, Kashmiris have attained freedom,” the MLA told The Indian Express

This was not the first time when BJP MLA Vikram Singh Saini sparked a row with his statement, earlier in January, Saini made headlines by threatening to bomb “those who feel unsafe in this country”.

While talking to reporters the MLA said, “My personal view is that those who say they feel unsafe and threatened in India, should be bombed. Give me a ministry and I will bomb all such people. Not even one will be spared.” To which he later defended his remarks, saying that he was speaking in a language that is spoken in his village.

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