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Podcast: India News - English
Episode: Spoke to rural women in their way: RJD leader expresses regret over lipstick remark
Description: RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui has expressed regret over his remark that only those with lipsticks and bob-cut hairstyles would be benefited from women's reservation. "In that rally, hundreds of rural women were present. I used that language only to make them understand. My intention was not to hurt anyone... If someone is hurt, I express regret... It was a gathering of extremely backward classes and I was teaching them... RJD had been in support of Women's Reservation since the beginning," said Siddiqui. The controversy started after a video surfaced in which Siddiqui said, "Those with lipsticks and bob cut...