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Podcast: India News - English
Episode: RJD leaders lipstick and bob cut remark on womens quota sparks row
Description: RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui sparked a row after he said that women with lipsticks and bob cut hairstyles would come forward in the name of women's reservation. "Those with lipsticks and bob cut hairstyles would come forward in the name of women's reservation. The government should instead provide reservations for women belonging to backward communities," Abdul Bari Siddiqui said. The statement has been criticised by several BJP leaders, including Union Minister Kaushal Kishore and MP Sunita Duggal. "Women coming to the Parliament, after winning the elections, are not only keeping forward the rights of women but also the rights...