In a shameful incident, BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri on Thursday used vile and anti-Muslim slurs against BSP MP Danish Ali in the Lok Sabha. Bidhuri called Ali a "Bharwa (pimp)", "Katwa (circumcised)", "Mullah", "Atankwadi (Terrorist)" and "Ugrawadi (militant)".
Bidhuri's comments were made during a debate on the success of India's moon mission Chandrayaan-3. He was seen shouting at Ali and making gestures at him. Two BJP MPs, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Harsh Vardhan, were seen sitting next to Bidhuri and laughing.
Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh, who was in the Chair, urged Bidhuri to sit down, but he refused. Suresh later said that he had told officials to ensure that Bidhuri's comments were expunged from the records.
Ali has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, demanding action against Bidhuri. He said that Bidhuri's comments were an insult to him and to all Muslims in India.
Bidhuri's comments have been widely condemned by opposition parties and civil society groups. They have called it a hate speech and demanded that Bidhuri be suspended from the Lok Sabha.
The BJP has distanced itself from Bidhuri's comments, but has not taken any action against him.
This incident is a shameful chapter in Indian parliamentary history. It is a reminder of the growing intolerance and hatred towards Muslims in India. It is also a reminder of the BJP's silence and complicity in the face of such bigotry.
