Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Mayank Gandhi, who is the party's candidate from the Mumbai North West constituency, criticised the candidature of Rakhi Sawant, who threw her hat into the ring in the same constituency with the launch of her own party, the Rashtriya Aam Party (RAP). He said,"No serious voter would vote for Rakhi Sawant". and added ,Rakhi Sawant ko maja maarne wali janta vote degi,".
He commented further, "It's (Rakhi) for entertainment. She has nothing to offer. What I mean is that no serious voter would vote for Rakhi. Look at the funny costume she wears. One day, she says Narendra Modi is my hero. Next day, she floats her own party."
But, Sawant gave back in equal measure, saying that Gandhi was scared. She replied, "A man who doesn't respect women has no authority to contest elections." and further added, "Mayank Gandhi ki taange hil chuki hai, kaleja phat chukka hai, uski neend gayab ho gayi hai, usko darr lag raha hai. AAP, meri party RAP se darr gaya hai. (Mayank Gandhi's feet are quivering; he has no belly for the fight and he is losing sleep. He is scared. AAP is scared of RAP) Many people from AAP have joined RAP, and he is scared."
INDIA HONEST regrets on the falling moral of political candidates, hitting below the belt on opponents. With regular news of abusive language being used by UP political leaders on their sole target Modi .
But this AAP culture as shown by Mayank Gandhi, is nothing new but extension of the party chief Arvind's style of hitting abuse on the opponent, when he is often heard saying Modi is "property dalal of Ambani" or Modi is in the pocket of Mukesh.
Moreover Rakhi Sawant is a new comer to politics and staunch supporter of Modi, but so also is Sazia Elmi, and Sazia is also equally glamours.
IH suggests that such leaders and their party , who undertakes to teach the lessons in ethics and moral values and safety of women to others in their daily speech, must learn it themselves at home before coming out in public and showing their arrogance on "Women of India". But the advice is of no use for the AAP leaders,who has a long history of insulting women folk, and this habit is in their blood, the Delhites must remember well the deeds of Somnath Bharti.