Overview

• Preetam Lodhi likened Congress-era roads to Om Puri’s scarred face and BJP-era roads to late actress Sridevi during the legislative monsoon session.
• MP Congress women’s wing president Vibha Patel condemned the remarks as indecent and demanded an apology or Lodhi’s dismissal.
• The Supreme Court reprimanded senior minister Kunwar Vijay Shah on Monday for not apologising over derogatory remarks about a woman officer, underscoring wider concerns over gendered political rhetoric.
• The BJP has yet to issue any formal response or disciplinary action on Lodhi’s comments, deepening the ongoing standoff.
• Lodhi has a record of incendiary statements on caste and infrastructure, including past casteist comments against Brahmins and support for a caste-based census.