Congress leader and President Madhya Pradesh PCC Jitu Patwari. File | Photo Credit: PTI
Congress President Madhya Pradesh Jitu Patwari caused political controversy by claiming that women in the state consume more alcohol and drugs than anywhere else in the country.
On Tuesday (August 26, 2025), Bharatiya Janata criticized the opposition party in the State for “narrow mentality” and demanded that the President of the Mallikarjun Kharge congress apologize and remove Mr. Patwari.
On Monday, Mr. Patwari accused Madhya Pradesh of inactivity in the content of drug and alcohol use in the state. “IF Your Son Is Unemployed and Comes Home Intoxicated, The Responsibility Lies with the Bjp, (Chief Ministry) Mohan Yadav and (Former Chief Ministry) Shivraj Singh Chouhan. WHICH Dreams of MP and Prosperous State, Has Made and Situation Like This, ”He Said, Alleging that The State Had the Highes Oveall Alcohol Consumions in Earth.
“Now our sisters and daughters have begun to take drugs. BJP was looking for voices named Ladli Behnas (the name of the popular social care system for women). The situation has happened that intoxication in women in MP is the highest in the country,” he said.
‘Shameless comments’
Several leaders of BJP, including Mr. Yadava, intervened back to Congress on Tuesday and claimed that Mr. Patwar “offended” the woman’s women “called drunks”.
“Jitu Patwari has made several shameless comments against women. The National President of Congress should apologize and remove from the contribution to the one who offended Madhya Pradesh’s sisters,” the chief minister said.
National spokesman for BJP Sudhanshu Trivedi said it was not only an insult to the state of the state, but also an example of “petty and disgusting mentality of the anti-Zen” congress.
“Even the leader of Congress knows it … Whether he is the former leader of the Angkita Dutt, Radhik Kher or Priyanka Chaturvedi … Many congress leaders made extremely indecent comments against women,” he said in Delhi.
The BJP leader, who quoted the news report, said that the rural belt -controlled rural belt by Congress became the largest consumption center of alcohol in India.
Patwari stands on the ground
But Mr. Patwari refused to apologize for his notes and said it was his responsibility to raise public questions.
“Your government has taken the sale and liqueur consumption at the highest in the country. All BJP leaders sell alcohol. I shouldn’t increase your voice against it?” Mr. Patwari said as he asked why pictures of different BJP ministers appeared with drug mafia and liqueurs.
He also quoted the National Family and Health Survey-5 (2019-2021) report to claim that “1.6% of the state of women consume alcohol, including 2.1% of rural and 0.6% in urban areas” and that data in rural areas have increased compared to NFHS-4 (2015-16).
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Published – August 26 2025 21:59
