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Congress has totally lost it. Look at this disgusting, low-level act by Rahul Gandhi and senior leader Sandeep Dikshit. They are hugging each other and mocking PM Modi’s “hug diplomacy.” And what Sandeep Dikshit said while dragging Meloni into it was beyond the imagination. Honestly, didn’t expect this from...

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My Take : The last 24 hours have exposed an uncomfortable truth: ideology may divide our political class, but misogyny unites it. Yesterday, Rahul Gandhi held a press conference attacking the Modi government’s diplomatic approach. Standing beside him was Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit. Gandhi hugged him to make a point about diplomacy. Dikshit then joked: “Did you hug me thinking I was Meloni?” — referring to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Gandhi replied: “I have not reached there yet.” It was a cheap joke. And it was deeply sexist. - but casual sexism is part of our politics - Giorgia Meloni is a democratically elected world leader, not a prop for political banter. If the Congress wants to speak credibly about gender justice, Sandeep Dikshit should have apologised ... plainly and publicly. No excuses. No deflection. No double standards. The BJP was absolutely entitled to demand that apology. But then the BJP did what Indian politics does far too often: it answered misogyny with more misogyny. BJP leader Nishikant Dubey posted a photograph of Indira Gandhi embracing Fidel Castro and asked whether Rahul Gandhi would call that “lust ” Think about that choice. There are countless photographs of former PM and congress leader Rajiv Gandhi embracing foreign dignitaries. But Mr Dubey chose Indira Gandhi. And then attached a sexual insinuation to the image. So an insult to Giorgia Meloni was answered with an insult to Indira Gandhi. Different parties. Same instinct. Put a woman at the centre of the punchline. And that is the point. This is not about defending the Congress. Sandeep Dikshit was wrong. He should apologise. It is also not about defending the BJP. Nishikant Dubey’s response was equally revealing. Because misogyny does not become acceptable when it is used as political retaliation. Women should not become ammunition every time politicians run out of arguments. Not Giorgia Meloni. Not Indira Gandhi. Not any woman. So yes, ideology divides our political class. But when it comes to using women as the easiest targets in a political fight, they seem remarkably united.

Preeti Choudhry

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