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Election Commission notice to Congress's Randeep Surjewala over ‘indecent’ remark against Hema Malini

Election Commission on Tuesday issued a showcause notice to Congress leader Randeep Surjewala over his controversial remark against Bharatiya Janata Party MP Hema Malini. In a video shared by BJP, Surjewala was quoted as saying,"Why people elect their MLAs/MPs? So that they (MLAs/MPs) can raise the public's voice. It's not like Hema Malini, who was elected to lick.”

Randeep Singh Surjewala's comment on Hema Malini is the latest political flashpoint between the Congress and the BJP.

Surjewala had accused the BJP IT cell of ‘distorting’ the clip and sharing it on social media. “Watch the full clip. What I said was that we have great respect for Hema Malini ji, who is married to Dharmendra ji, and, therefore, is our daughter-in-law," he had said. Reacting to the purported remark by Surjewala, the actor-politician had said that the Congress targets popular people because targeting unpopular ones won't them any good. "They should learn how to respect women from PM Narendra Modi," Malini, who is seeking a third straight term as MP from Mathura, said.